Abstract:Study Objectives: The acute phase of HIV infection is a highly transmissible phase and responsible for a disproportionate amount of new HIV infections. During this phase, individuals have non-specific viral symptoms, high viral loads, and the HIV virus itself is more virulent, which is more conducive to virus transmission than in chronic HIV infection. A key to controlling the spread of HIV is identifying acute HIV infection early and getting newly infected individuals to alter their behavior and start antiret… Show more
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