HIV infects, attacks body much faster than previously believed, experts find
HIV infects, attacks body much faster than previously believed, experts find
The conclusion means testing must be performed sooner and more often in the hope of catching an infection before it spreads.
HIV infects and attacks the body within days -- much faster than previously thought -- drastically narrowing the window of time when intervention is possible, Duke University researchers have found.
This means clinicians must test more and sooner if they hope to catch an infection before it can be transmitted to someone else. "We're just going to have to be much more aggressive in identifying the infection early on," said Dr. Peter Leone, North Carolina's HIV/AIDS health director and an associate professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill schools of medicine and public health.
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