&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A new strain of HIV has been discovered in the Netherlands.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The strain dubbed the VB variant appears to lead to more severe disease more quickly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People with this strain also tended to have a higher viral load.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;A new and unfamiliar HIV strain has been discovered in the Netherlands which causes more severe and quicker disease infection due to the high viral load of the virus. The University of Oxford sees the new strain as a highly serious threat to the immune system with a more infectious nature. The Netherlands reported 109 cases of people infected with the latest HIV variant.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New HIV variant causes illness twice as fast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;The new strain, called the VB variant, damages the immune system, weakening people&amp;rsquo;s ability to fight everyday infections and diseases much faster than the previous HIV strains, scientists say.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;It also means that people who contract the new&amp;nbsp;variant may develop AIDS faster.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Researchers also found that VB has a viral load (the amount of virus detected in blood) 3.5 to 5.5 times higher than the current strain, indicating that it could also be more infectious.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VB Strain Damage to Immune System, twice as fast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;The quick decline of CD4+T cells in the body is a signal for a weakening immune system according to researchers. &amp;ldquo;By the time they were diagnosed, these individuals were vulnerable to developing AIDS within 2 to 3 years,&amp;rdquo; they said. Absent treatments and critically low CD4 cell counts bear long-term clinical consequences that take place 9 months following the diagnosis for VB variant patients in their 30s.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/anthony-santella.php&quot;&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;Anthony J. Santella&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;DrPH, MCHES, professor of Health Administration and Policy at the University of New Haven stated, &amp;ldquo;The VB variant&amp;rsquo;s ability to facilitate transmission, damage the immune system, and interrupt treatment is a reminder [of] how smart the virus is evolving over time&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot; data-ccp-props=&quot;{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335551550&amp;quot;:6,&amp;quot;335551620&amp;quot;:6,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:160,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:259}&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Testing and current treatments will still control disease&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., chair and president of ACCESS Health International, says human behavior plays a lot more role in terms of HIV testing specifically on the person&amp;rsquo;s daily activities and sex partners. &amp;ldquo;People with multiple sex partners must undergo HIV screening more often,&amp;rdquo; he mentioned.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot; data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;Former FDA associate commissioner and president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, Peter Pitts, said VB is not a cause for alarm. &amp;ldquo;I think it&amp;rsquo;s a cause for renewed focus,&amp;rdquo; he said. &amp;ldquo;The battle against viruses is a never-ending one.&quot; He mentioned the lessons that COVID-19 has implied. Regular testing is a weapon against viruses and infections.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Getting tested regularly can massively impact the effect of the virus when detected early.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to Get Tested and HIV treatment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Testing and treatment for a wide array of sexually transmitted infections including HIV are provided in all PULSE Clinic branches all over Asia such as Thailand, Singapore. Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/pulse-clinic-arv-hiv-medication-price-list-2022&quot;&gt;HIV drug - Medication pricelist at PULSE CLINIC Thailand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;PULSE Clinic branches in Thailand are located in Silom, Phrom Phong, Phaya Thai, Nana, Phuket, and Pattaya branch will be opening soon.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Reach out to PULSE Clinic to schedule a consultation and test through:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;www.pulse-clinic.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;or call&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://+66%206523%2071%20936/&quot;&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;+66 65 237 1936&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props=&quot;{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335551550&amp;quot;:6,&amp;quot;335551620&amp;quot;:6,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:160,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:259}&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn More About HIV with PULSE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/hiv-a-z&quot;&gt;HIV Vocabulary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/resources/hiv-aids&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;PULSE HIV Resources&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/drug-resistant-hiv&quot;&gt;Drug Resistant HIV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/pulse-guide-to-hiv-prevention&quot;&gt;PULSE Guide to HIV Prevention&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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