Heart transplant: they maintain the donor’s heartbeat outside the body for 6 hours
A new conservation process has made it possible to keep a heart alive for six hours, the time to transport ...
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HIV: its mode of transmission would influence the severity of the disease
A new study suggests that HIV is more virulent when transmitted during sexual intercourse between the penis and the vagina. ...
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Sexuality: these STDs that can be caught by friction and saliva
Syphilis, chlamydiosis, herpes... the list of diseases transmitted by saliva or a simple rubbing of the mucous membranes is long ...
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HIV: antiretroviral treatments prevent the transmission of AIDS between men
Effective treatment with antiretrovirals prevents detection of HIV in the blood, and therefore transmission to an HIV-negative partner.U=U for "undetectebale ...
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Zika: WHO recommends 6 months of abstinence
Returnees from countries affected by the Zika outbreak should practice safe sex, or be abstinent, for 6 months, even if ...
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Zika: first case of sexual transmission in Spain
Back in Madrid after a trip to Latin America, a man transmitted the Zika virus to his girlfriend during sex. ...
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Zika: sexual transmission more risky for the fetus
After a sexual infection, the replication of the virus in the female genital tract is favored, thus increasing the risks ...
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Zika: a man would have transmitted it to his wife despite a vasectomy
Returning from the Maldives, a man transmitted the Zika virus to his wife during sexual intercourse. However, he had undergone ...
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United States: 10 years in prison for intentional transmission of HIV
A 24-year-old American has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. HIV-positive, he infected at least two sexual partners without ...
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Zika: an American infected by his partner
US health officials said they had identified a first case of sexual transmission of the Zika virus from a woman ...
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Zika: a woman transmits it for the first time to a man
The 1st case of a woman who transmitted the Zika virus to a man during unprotected sex has been reported ...
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Zika: in Lille, the Institut Pasteur will contact people returning from affected areas
EXCLUSIVE. The Institut Pasteur de Lille is preparing to contact all the people who have stayed in the regions affected ...
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Lot-et-Garonne: a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus
The companion of the thirty-something infected with the Zika virus in Lot-et-Garonne is a carrier of the virus. According to ...
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Zika: 460 cases imported to mainland France
Between January 1 and June 9, 2016, 460 people returning from Zika virus circulation areas were infected, including 10 pregnant ...
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Zika: a French woman infected by her partner
A woman was infected during sexual intercourse by her partner more than a month after their return to France and ...
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Zika: WHO recommends 8 weeks of abstinence
Travelers returning from areas affected by the epidemic should have safe sex, or abstain for 2 to 6 months, according ...
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Ebola: the virus present in semen for nine months
Researchers have confirmed the persistence of the Ebola virus in the semen of survivors of the infection, nine months after ...
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Zika: sexual transmission proven by French researchers
Zika virus is transmitted sexually. A French team has demonstrated the correlation between two strains in sexual partners. The woman ...
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Zika: a first case of sexual transmission in Chile
In Chile, a man returning from Haiti infected his wife during sexual intercourse. Several countries including France have already reported ...
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AIDS: mother-to-child transmission eradicated in Cuba
WHO has officially declared Cuba as the first country in the world to have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of the AIDS ...
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AIDS: one in three infected people no longer protect themselves
A Swiss study is sounding the alarm: one in three patients infected with HIV no longer protect themselves during intercourse.According ...
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Bloom syndrome: self-test creates controversy
A self-test to determine the risk of transmission of genetic diseases has received the green light from the US Medicines ...
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6 in 10 students think HIV is transmitted by mosquitoes
A study carried out in two Belgian universities shows that students' knowledge of AIDS and STDs is very low, in ...
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AIDS: an anti-HIV protein discovered in corals in Australia
It's an unexpected discovery: researchers say they've found a protein that blocks HIV infection. It is found in some corals ...
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AIDS: a rare transmission of HIV between two women
The US Centers for Disease Control has reported a case of transmission of HIV between two women who have only ...
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