Identification of fast-spreading HIV variant provides evidence of urgency to halt the pandemic and reach all with testing and treatment
Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV. People living with the newly revealed HIV subtype experience double the rate of immune system decline (CD4 count), have higher HIV viral loads (amount of virus in the blood) and are vulnerable to developing AIDS two to three times faster after diagnosis
Source: unaids.org
