The AIDS Pandemic
In this podcast, students of Davidson College and I will explore the biology of HIV/AIDS, its history, and review the latest scientific advances related to this pandemic.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2010
What does HIV/AIDS cost? The answer to this question depends a lot on whom you ask.
Ask the UN and you’ll get the staggering sum of $10 billion. A year . The annual per capita cost of treating infected Africans, where much of the UN money goes, is around $1,100. One of the major pro…
Tue 26 Oct 2010
A Picture of Life with HIV in Africa
Africa. The seed of the world. One of the most beautiful and most scintillating places on earth. From the deserts of the Sahara and the rainforests of the Congo to the bright and bustling metropolis …
Tue 19 Oct 2010
Compulsory HIV Testing
No one can argue that HIV testing is a bad thing. Knowing one’s status allows a person to access treatment earlier, change risky behaviors, or rest assured that he/she is indeed HIV negative. With th…
Thu 14 Oct 2010
Born HIV Free campaign to end mother-to-child-transmission
“By 2015, let us end the transmission of HIV from mother to child. This is not a dream: we can do it.” Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, The Global Fund Ambassador With that simple statement from Ms. Bruni-Sarkoz…
Wed 07 Jul 2010
Taking Lessons from the CCR5Δ32 Mutation for Patient Treatment
I’m Lindsay Sween, and welcome to this installment of the AIDS Pandemic blog and podcast. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) invades a CD4+ (T4) cell through the attachment of the viral prot…
Fri 20 Nov 2009
The Search for an HIV vaccine
I'm Paige Bates and this is The AIDS Pandemic The RV144 study was a phase III HIV vaccine trial conducted by the US Army and Thai government over seven years on 16,402 volunteers—all HIV negative men…
Wed 11 Nov 2009
Intersecting Epidemics: HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
Hi, I’m Justin Eusebio. While tuberculosis is one of the world’s oldest surviving plagues and HIV-1 infection is one of medicine’s newest challenges, there is an undeniable relationship between HIV/A…
Sat 17 Oct 2009
Preventing Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Mwandi, Zambia- A Success
Welcome to this installment of the AIDS Pandemic, a podcast hosted by Dave Wessner of the Department of Biology at Davidson College. I am Sarah Bertram. This past summer, I traveled to Mwandi, Zambia…
Fri 02 Oct 2009
The Case for Thai MSM and MSW
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in certain high risk groups is on the rise today as government funding for prevention campaigns nears an all-time low in Thailand, a country once touted the ‘poster-child’ …
Fri 27 Mar 2009
The Dissidents' Views of HIV Tests
Momentum for the alternate HIV/AIDS explanation started in 1987 when Dr. Peter Duesberg, a professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley and initial demonstrator…
Wed 04 Mar 2009
HIV/AIDS Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa
More than twenty-five million people have died from AIDS since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in history. It is undeniable however, that sub-Saharan …
Thu 19 Feb 2009
US Travel Ban on HIV-infected Individuals
Welcome to this installment of The AIDS pandemic, a podcast hosted by Dr. David Wessner from the Department of Biology at Davidson College. I’m Middleton Chang. Since 1987, the United States Departme…
Tue 10 Feb 2009
Ryan White CARE Act
I'm Utsha Khatri. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, was the first piece of comprehensive AIDS legislation created to provide funding for people living with AIDS (PWAs)…
Fri 09 Jan 2009
Time to Prepare for “PrEP”
It all began with a 1994 study that showed antiretrovirals given to HIV-positive pregnant women before and during childbirth – as well as to the child upon delivery – reduced the risk of mother-to-ch…
Wed 17 Dec 2008
New Leadership in South Africa brings hope for AIDS Reform
72% of the 5.5 million South Africans who are HIV-positive are in need of antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. In leading the movement against ARV drugs, recently removed South African President Thab…
Tue 09 Dec 2008
World AIDS Day – The Power of One
Today is the 20th annual World AIDS Day, a day set aside to remember those who have died of HIV/AIDS and those who are living with HIV/AIDS. It’s also a day to remind ourselves that we all are affect…
Mon 01 Dec 2008
The role of concurrent relationships in the spread of HIV in Africa
I'm Courtney Sanders. According to the 2008 UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to bear a disproportionate share of the global HIV/AIDS burden. In all,…
Fri 21 Nov 2008
The reality of HIV/AIDS: It hasn't gone away
In a recent episode of the television show South Park, one of the main characters is infected with HIV. In an attempt to find a cure, he must continually deal with the public opinion that AIDS is no …
Tue 11 Nov 2008
HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Past, Present, and Future
Welcome to this installment of The AIDS Pandemic, a podcast hosted by Dr. David Wessner from the Department of Biology at Davidson College. I’m Kara Earle. Since the diagnosis of the first case of HI…
Mon 27 Oct 2008
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