New Studies Of HIV Infection

New Studies Of HIV Infection.
A recently discovered, combative crane of HIV leads to faster development of AIDS than other HIV strains, according to a new study. More than 60 widespread strains of HIV-1 exist. This new strain has the shortest years from infection to the development of AIDS, at about five years, according to researchers at Lund University, in Sweden.

The untrained strain is a fusion of the two most common strains in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West Africa. It has been identified only in that region. When two strains join, they get what's called a "recombinant. Recombinants seem to be more spirited and more aggressive than the strains from which they developed," doctoral student Angelica Palm said in a Lund University copy release.