2002-01-09 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- A herpes virus thought to cause Kaposi's sarcoma, the disfiguring skin disease that became the signature of AIDS in the 1980s, was present in a quarter of all ...

An HIV/AIDS awareness video was also released by the DVL faculty, focusing on preventive strategies and the importance of ...

At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, Kaposi’s sarcoma was identified as a major sign of HIV infection. In the movie Philadelphia, Tom Hanks’ character was thin, drawn, with dark lesions that he ...

A definitive diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) requires a biopsy and a microscopic evaluation of the tissue sample. However, if your healthcare provider suspects KS, they may order blood tests or ...

Letter writer responds to the news that the Trump administration ended US participation in World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 and has ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the immune system and, if left untreated, can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — individuals with weakened immune systems are more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of Kaposi’s sarcoma and related death in East Africa has not improved in the last 5 years. In a ...

New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin ...

After a 4-year-old boy in Portugal was diagnosed with HIV, the biggest question was how he got the infection. His mother, for example, didn't have it (women with HIV can pass the virus to babies). An ...

Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that causes skin blotches and tumors. It has three skin stages, and the patch stage is one of them. The human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) causes Kaposi sarcoma. HHV8 may be ...

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