NEWSLETTER - Issue 111 - October 15, 2020

COVID-19 is far from the last pandemic on the planet

Four decades of HIV/AIDS, much accomplished and much to do

Despite advances in knowledge of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of aids, the development of effective vaccines and strategies capable of eradicating hiv are still objectives not achieved

Rethinking BCG in the pandemic

BCG has been studied in several situations linked to cellular immunity

Case report: syphilis (VDRL 1:512) and HIV infection

Patient reported weight loss of 20 kg between October/2019 and July/2020, after spontaneous fall of dental obturation and denied any other alteration

Interview

Laboratory studies suggest that G614G is the more infectious SARS-CoV-2 genotype for humans

Indirect evidence suggests that patients infected with G variants have higher concentrations of viral RNA in their collected samples, a factor that may indicate higher viral load during infection

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Chief-editor:
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Assignment editors:
Guilherme Werneck
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos