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Scientists at the University of Michigan, have found a new and potent inhibitor of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes AIDS: the banana lectin, which can help to prevent infection of immune cells by HIV.

This discovery may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of the virus, because in laboratory tests this substance has proved to be as powerful as other anti-HIV drugs in use today (the T-20 or maraviroc).

It was known that this family of substances have the property of binding to sugars on the cover of infectious agents, thus facilitating detection and destruction by immune system cells. And what they have done the Michigan researchers is to test it with HIV, and compare the effect of two existing antivirals (with the difference that these drugs are used topically, they are injected or ingested).

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The sex is commonplace among today’s teens. For love, under pressure from friends, because the occasion demands, are some reasons that are justified to have sex.

This theme carries moral and religious implications but beyond this there is a worrying situation in the field of public health: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), formerly known as venereal diseases.

What are STDs?
STDs are diseases that are spread through sexual contact, among others are HIV / AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes and chlamydia and are caused by viruses, bacteria, microscopic germs and bacteria. In addition, if not detected and given prompt treatment, can lead to blindness and sterility.

People between 15 and 30 are more conducive to unstable against because of your sex life, often tend to change partners, do not use a method that protects them, and they begin sexual activity to begin earlier.

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