- Philippines is an epicentre of the largest growing HIV epidemic
- Overall new cases of HIV drop around the world but a new wave of an evolved version of HIV could risk this trend.
- HIV virus is able to transform itself every time it infects a cell or reproduces.
- Looking at the DNA difference between different races on different continents its only about 0.1%. The difference between humans, Great apes and macaques is 7%. The difference in genetics between HIV's DNA between patients can be up to 35%.
- The genetic difference between a mother virus and daughter virus has been shown to have differences up to 5%.
- Nearly 100 subtypes of HIV, with new types being discovered regularly.
- HIV subtype B only makes up 12% of cases around the world, however, most cases of HIV are being treated with subtype B methods. Most of the developed world only deals with this subtype.
- Some subtypes are shown to be more drug-resistant or more quick to develop into AIDS.
- The epidemic in the Philippines is due to the subtype B shifting to a more aggressive subtype AE with high rates of drug resistance. Cases are already showing up in the developed world.
- We have to learn from the past. Early 1960s malaria was not cause of concern for the people and the government because the number of cases has dropped the result was a resurgence of drug-resistant strain.
- 35+ million people have died of HIV.
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