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SARS-CoV-2 variants retain high airborne transmissibility by different strategies
Virus 7 min.
Despite the implementation of stringent control measures as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and the success of new vaccines implemented with unprecedented speed, SARS-CoV-2 rapidly achieved global circulation and continues to cause respiratory disease around the world 5 years later1. The primary factor...
First detection of HBV nucleic acid in the lung tissue of a patient with spontaneous recovery from HBV infection by tNGS: a case report
Virus 3 min.
The spontaneous recovery from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection refers to the process in which the body, without human intervention such as antiviral treatment, successfully clears or effectively suppresses HBV relying on the powerful function of its own immune system [1]. It is specifically manifested...
Persistence of dysfunctional immune response 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection and their relationship with pulmonary sequelae and long COVID
Virus 5 min.
After an acute infection of SARS-CoV-2 most patients recover fully. Yet, some patients develop structural and/or functional pulmonary sequelae (PS) [1] whereas others experience long-term symptoms, including fatigue, chest pain, cough, neurocognitive alterations and/or muscle and joint pain...
Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection in persons with HIV: a retrospective case series study
Virus 4 min.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is known to cause devitalizing end-organ diseases (EODs), encompassing manifestations such as retinitis, gastrointestinal (GI) complications, pneumonitis, and encephalitis in individuals severely immunocompromised due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection [1]. Among these,...
After the program ends: HIV testing behavior among men who have sex when men after the conclusion of a program providing regular home delivery of HIV self-testing kits
Virus 5 min.
HIV incidence has declined in the United States over the last few years, but not enough to reach the Ending the Epidemic (EHE) plan’s target of reducing new infections by 90% in 2030 [1]. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be one of the populations most affected...
