Overload
HIV
Category: Illness or disabilities
Type
Involuntary
Introduction and description
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
AIDS is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive.
Without treatment, average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the HIV subtype.
Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells.
HIV infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper T cells (specifically CD4+ T cells), macrophages, and dendritic cells.
HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through a number of mechanisms, including pyroptosis of abortively infected T cells, apoptosis of uninfected bystander cells, direct viral killing of infected cells, and killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes that recognize infected cells.
When CD4+ T cell numbers decline below a critical level, cell-mediated immunity is lost, and the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infections.
Related observations
Healing observations
- A protein with antiproliferative, antifungal and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activities from caper (Capparis spinosa) seeds 022061
- AIDs and cannabis as an antiviral 007597
- Anti-HIV activity of medicinal herbs: usage and potential development 017498
- Anti-HIV activity of medicinal plant extracts 020739
- Asafoetida and the HIV virus 006977
- Assessing the antibiotic potential of essential oils against Haemophilus ducreyi 023254
- Association between elevated coffee consumption and daily chocolate intake with normal liver enzymes in HIV-HCV infected individuals: results from the ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort study 027130
- Bananas as anti-viral agents and HIV 016803
- Beer and HIV 005481
- Curing AIDS and HIV in Botswana 013082
- Dance as a therapy for cancer prevention 020165
- Data mining analysis of professor Li Fa-zhi AIDS herpes zoster medical record 017908
- Dr Duke's activity for Carnosol 017757
- Dr Duke's list of activities of Tannin 017796
- Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for Colocynth 018078
- Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for the Dock 018084
- Dr Duke's list of Antiviral activity for the Dog Rose 018092
- Dr Duke's list of chemicals and activity for the Shallot 017969
- Dr Duke's list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Prunella vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae) -- Heal-All, Self-Heal 018270
- Dr Duke's list of chemicals with AntiHIV activity 017977
- Dr Duke's list of plants with AntiAIDS activity 018340
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with AntiHIV activity 017975
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with AntiHIV activity from high chemical concentrations 017976
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with AntiHIV-Integrase Activity 018423
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with HIV-RT-Inhibitor Activity 018288
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with HIV-RT-Inhibitor Activity of high potency 018289
- Dr Duke’s list of Antiviral Activities in: Ailanthus altissima -- Stinktree, Tree Of Heaven 018307
- Entry Inhibition of Influenza Viruses with High Mannose Binding Lectin ESA-2 from the Red Alga Eucheuma serra through the Recognition of Viral Hemagglutinin 016984
- Extracts from Acacia catechu suppress HIV-1 replication by inhibiting the activities of the viral protease and Tat 019166
- Fabin, a novel calcyon-like and glucanase-like protein with mitogenic, antifungal and translation-inhibitory activities from broad beans 022044
- From the traditional Chinese medicine plant Schisandra chinensis new scaffolds effective on HIV-1 reverse transcriptase resistant to non-nucleoside inhibitors 020889
- HIV and cannabis 007600
- HIV and cannabis 007594
- Homeopathy for Collective Diseases - AIDs, Malaria, Trauma, Vaccines and Toxins - The quest for a collective simillimum 012621
- In vitro screening of traditional medicines for anti-HIV activity: memorandum from a WHO meeting 017008
- Inhibitory effects of Sudanese plant extracts on HIV-1 replication and HIV-1 protease 019177
- Liquorice and antiviral actions including HIV 012300
- Liquorice, 'Flu and HIV 012301
- Music Therapy - Nigel Hartley and Steve, dying Of AIDS 021964
- Pharmacological effects of rosa damascena 019793
- Sacred lotus leaves - HIV antiviral effects 010394
- Stephen Harrod Buhner - Herbal Antivirals - Ginger 017501
- Stephen Harrod Buhner - Herbal Antivirals - Skullcap 017499
- Suksdorfin: an anti-HIV principle from Lomatium suksdorfii, its structure-activity correlation with related coumarins, and synergistic effects with anti-AIDS nucleosides 017480
- Summary of Antipathogenic Activities in: Phellodendron amurense -- Amur Cork Tree, Huang Bai, Huang Po, Po Mu 018332
- Summary of Dr Duke’s analysis showing the Antipathogenic Activities in: Azadirachta indica -- Neem 018320
- Sunshine as a cure for illness 026789
- Tannin inhibits HIV-1 entry by targeting gp41 017820
- The Healing Power of Sleep 026790
- Transformation of Althaea officinalis L. by Agrobacterium rhizogenes for the production of transgenic roots expressing the anti-HIV microbicide cyanovirin-N 017638
Hallucination
- Atazanavir 018016
- Foscarnet Sodium 019073
- Foscavir 019074
- Marinol 019495
- Norvir 019709
- Psychiatric disturbances associated with ganciclovir therapy 019946
- Retrovir 020002
- Rochalimaea antibodies in HIV-associated neurologic disease 019944
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 020194
- Viread 024179
- Zerit 020398
Wisdom, Inspiration, Divine love & Bliss
- Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender 022311
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé - Ensueño 022307
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - Guide Me Home 022304
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - How Can I Go On 022305
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - The Fallen Priest 022306
In time
Prophecy
Dying
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé - Ensueño 022307
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - Guide Me Home 022304
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - How Can I Go On 022305
- Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - The Fallen Priest 022306
- He died with a beatific smile 021134
- Music Therapy - Nigel Hartley and Steve, dying Of AIDS 021964