ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss CDC Report Showing Increased HIV Within Gay and Bisexual Males.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) reported that HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. diagnoses among gay and bisexual men increased 7.1 percent in 2002, according to an article by Reuters. CDC officials stated the higher percentage may be a result of more gay and bisexual men being tested for the virus. The CDC plans to use a new HIV tracking system that can determine whether the virus developed in the previous six months. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Robert Buckheit, of TherImmune Research Corporation, has 20 years of experience in research and development of anti-retroviral therapies for cancer and AIDS. He can discuss anti-infective therapies to prevent the transmission and spread of infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. , including evaluation of efficacy and toxicity, range and mechanism of anti-infective action, anti-infective resistance, anti-infective combination therapy and animal model development. PR: Lori Kaiser 301-330-3733 lkaiser@therimmune.com Dr. Andrew H. Kaplan, of the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Chapel Hill, can share his expertise on issues involving HIV, vaccines and drug resistance. 919-966-1146, 919-962-2211 (University PR Phone) Dr. Elliott Dan Kieff, of Harvard University, is an expert on HIV, virology virology, study of viruses and their role in disease. Many viruses, such as animal RNA viruses and viruses that infect bacteria, or bacteriophages, have become useful laboratory tools in genetic studies and in work on the cellular metabolic control of gene expression and infectious disease. 617-525-4252, 617-495-1000 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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