Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Almost Doubles AIDS Risk In People Living with HIV

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Houston, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 5, 2012 -- The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) has recently learned that a new paper published ahead of print in the Journal of Infectious Diseases says that Chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection almost doubles the risk of AIDS or death in people diagnosed with HIV infection, compared with those only living with HIV.

According to an article on aidsmeds.com , “the JID study results authored by Helen Chun, MD, of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and her colleagues confirm earlier suggestions that HBV does negatively impact HIV outcomes.”

The article went on to say that “HIV-positive study subjects classified as having chronic HBV were twice as likely to die or develop an AIDS-defining illness, compared with those who were HBV negative.”

The CBCD agrees with CDC commentators who wrote, “There are undeniable barriers to achieving high rates of HBV vaccination and optimal treatment of HIV/HBV coinfection, both in the United States and internationally."

That’s why the CBCD is in favor of preventing HIV as well as the Hepatitis B viruses in every manner possible.

"Hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.

Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Chronic Hepatitis B virus infection is a long-term illness that occurs when the Hepatitis B virus remains in a person's body.

Many viruses (including the Hepatitis B virus) can infect the body and then begin storing dormant (sleeping) copies of themselves (imagine clone soldiers) somewhere in the body’s organs. In fact, the Hepatitis viruses are exactly these types of viruses. When the virus copies are latent, or dormant (asleep) they do nothing and the person has no symptoms even though the virus lives within the person’s body for life.

In fact, the FDA says, “Some viruses…can enter a state known as latency in which the virus is not being replicated. In the latent state, the virus does not cause disease.”

However, many viruses can awaken and begin replicating themselves. Anyone who has had a fever blister or cold sore has experienced an awakening of the Herpes (HSV-1) virus within his or her system. The virus clones awaken and immediately begin attacking the body resulting in an Oral Herpes outbreak.

The same thing happens with many other viruses including the Hepatitis B virus. It invades and then settles into the body in a dormant, sleeping state…just waiting to wake up and attack the human system.

That is why the CBCD believes that more research into scientifically based, natural methods of combating dormant viruses is so important. It makes sense that methods for killing dormant viruses (including the dormant Hepatitis B virus) or boosting the immune system so that the human body eradicates viruses before they even become active, would be the best means of preventing diseases caused by viruses.

Some biotechnology companies such as polyDNA have stepped into this field of research and have come out with natural, Hepatitis remedies such as Gene-Eden-Blue.

For more information on Gene-Eden-Blue and its effect on the dormant Hepatitis B virus, visit the Gene-Eden-Blue website at http://www.hepatitis-remedy.com

For more information on the Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease, or to schedule an interview with one of our researchers, please visit http://www.cbcd.net or call 585-250-9999.

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The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD, http://www.cbcd.net) is a research center recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit organization. The mission of the CBCD is to advance the research on the biology of chronic diseases, and to accelerate the discovery of treatments for these diseases.

The CBCD published the “Purple” book by Dr. Hanan Polansky. The book presents Dr. Polansky’s highly acclaimed scientific theory on the relationship between the DNA of latent (chronic) viruses and the onset of chronic diseases. Dr. Polansky’s book is available as a free download from the CBCD

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