HIstory & January Ending...

 

Wikipedia has entriesy over the History of HIV/AIDS & a Timeline of Early HIV/AIDS Cases.  Until now, most of these begin around WWII.   This piece challenges that & proposes the 1st case could've been transferred to a starving WWI soldier in the Cameroon area.  The man was most likely was injured while hunting chimps for food after supplies ran out.  This allowed for the transfer of a simian virus to become the precursor of modern HIV.  It's an interesting read.

It's the last day of January 2021.  It's been an stressful & eventful month.  Here's hoping February brings better times.  Goodbye January, what went wrong wasn't your doing. Maybe next year will go better.

Cya...

Drizzle Gloom...

 

Another short post.  I didn't find much in the way of  articles this morning.  It's dreary & slightly piddling rain.  It's probably going to stay that way until  this afternoon.   It makes it hard to wake up.  That's all I've got this last Saturday of January.

Take care.

Cya...

Last Friday & Late Calls...

 

January is almost over.  It's weird, seems like the month just started.  It feels like everyone's been holding their breath for the last several months & keeping in stress.  The inauguration was the 1st time these people really exhaled in a long time.  It was the 1st time they'd let themselves relax.  Many are now facing emotional & physical fallout from that stressful time. I imagine a lot of people are like me & are wondering where did the rest of the month go?   It was inauguration day & then blink we're here.

I got a late phone call last night.  Like I said a bit back,  people only call me for certain things these days.  This time it was a recorded message telling me I had an appointment with my HIV specialist next Tuesday morning at 8:15.   I called back, because I shouldn't have had an appointment yet & I certainly wouldn't set an appointment in Tulsa for that early.  Turns out they were only supposed to  remind to  get  my labs next week.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Cold & Gray...

 

Just a short post, my fingers are cold.  It's the coldest we've been in a bit & my hands aren't happy.  We need  the cold a while longer to kill off bugs & grass.  I understand the why of it, still doesn't make me like it.  I hate the cold & drear of Winter.  Some of  the only highpoints  of this season are the lesser number of bugs & lack of mowing.

Take care.

Cya...

Mono...What...

 

This piece is about  monoclonal antibodies & there use in preventing HIV.  I've blogged about these antibodies before, but as a treatment, not a form of PrEP.  At this point, the approach only works if the antibody & viral strain match.  Currently, 70% of the time, they didn't.  Even if they do, the prevention rate is only 75%.  

This may be ready for wide application, but the research is important.  It may add to HIV research or other viruses, such as COVID-19.   Research often provides unexpected outcomes & applications. Give this a read.

Cya...

An Appointment Down...

 

Yesterday's appointment went well enough, even if it wasn't prompt.  Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.  I have a telemedicine  appointment mid February with  my HIV specialist.   I'll need labs drawn sometime next week.  Then as far as I know, my medical appointments will be handled for a bit.

Cya...

Doctor's Appointment...

 

I'm up way too  early for me to do well with a post.  My typing is barely functional.  I have an early appointment with my primary care physician this morning.  Just a regular thing, nothing out of the ordinary.   I hope his goes well & promptly.   I hate waiting in a doctor's office.  They're overbooking is rude & I have little patience for  it.  Let alone, it being this early.  Waking in the dark sucks.

Cya...