Could A Small Group Of Kenyan Hookers Be A Key To A HIV Vaccine?

[Darkurai]

No, no I'm not kidding.

http://timeinmoments.wordpress.com/...-of-kenyan-hookers-be-a-key-to-a-hiv-vaccine/

This is an important breakthrough.

But at the same time...
What the hell.

 

[SkylerOcon]

Pretty cool, actually. I hope this does lead to better treatment, or ideally, a vaccine.

Unfortunately, I think that this thread will become spammed with sex jokes.

 

[Roihu]

When I first saw this thread, I didn't read the tittle well and thought you said that if you had sex with a small group of Kenyan hookers would you get HIV?
I was like, are you seriously asking that? (Unless they don't, cause I don't know much about them...)

 

[OmegaXXII]

wow, this thread is weird, anyway, if a vaccine for HIV from proteins were to be developed, I think treatment for this would cost way over the top, after all it would literally protect against HIV.

 

[Roihu]

wow, this thread is weird, anyway, if a vaccine for HIV from proteins were to be developed, I think treatment for this would cost way over the top, after all it would literally protect against HIV.

Are you sure? Cause if it's a vaccine, would it really cost that much? Maybe the research.... but I don't think the actual vaccine....

 

[Xsyven]

...I didn't read the tittle well and thought...

lol, tittle.

But seriously, this would be an amazing breakthrough. One less gay stereotype?

 

[SkylerOcon]

And one more African stereotype.

 

[Johnthegalactic]

Actually, after having there body attacks by so many harmful organisms, their immune system has become very strong and is able to fight off the HIV virus...so...overly strong immune systems can even stop AIDS, it just takes years of workin' the corner...which, none of us will ever be doing, right guys?

 

[OmegaXXII]

Are you sure? Cause if it's a vaccine, would it really cost that much? Maybe the research.... but I don't think the actual vaccine....

hmm well I guess you have a point, the research would indeed be more costly than the actual vaccine itself, though I still believe it would cost a pretty penny for such a vaccine.

...and yes, less stereotypes would be for the better.

 

[thesage]

I think it has more to do with genetics than their immune system adapting to the virus. From what I could glean from the not very descriptive article the make more of a certain type of protein than what most women make in their ****** (which is extremely acidic already).

What'd be interesting is that they wouldn't be able to get the disease if it was injected into them. I doubt researchers want to do that though.

NO SEX JOKES

Didn't know that ****** was censored....

 

[OF 'til I OD]

One less gay stereotype?

What exactly do you mean? It's been known for years that anybody (whether homosexual or heterosexual) is susceptible to HIV, and ultimately AIDS.

Unless you meant something different?

 

[Xsyven]

What exactly do you mean? It's been known for years that anybody (whether homosexual or heterosexual) is susceptible to HIV, and ultimately AIDS.

Unless you meant something different?

Gay people can't donate blood because they're so stereotypically (and sadly realistically) HIV positive.

 

[~rh]

I think it has more to do with genetics than their immune system adapting to the virus. From what I could glean from the not very descriptive article the make more of a certain type of protein than what most women make in their ****** (which is extremely acidic already).

What'd be interesting is that they wouldn't be able to get the disease if it was injected into them. I doubt researchers want to do that though.

NO SEX JOKES

Didn't know that ****** was censored....

Unless they'd be down for it. They'd just need to find some people who would be willing to... I dont know who would want to get death injected in them, but some may... who knows.

And yes, lol, ******.

 

[F1r3w0lf]

Are you sure? Cause if it's a vaccine, would it really cost that much? Maybe the research.... but I don't think the actual vaccine....

The proteins seem easy enough to get, but we'll pay in research and they'll probably mark it up because there'd be so much demand, so yes, I imagine it could be very expensive

 

[Amide]

Gay people can't donate blood because they're so stereotypically (and sadly realistically) HIV positive.

I know this is true, but what's the reason for this?

 

[Xsyven]

Because the gay community is full of whores. *shrug*

 

[OmegaXXII]

wow, gay's with potential HIV? now that's scary, *looks at Xsyven*

 

[GoldShadow]

Since I found this pretty interesting and my school has subscriptions to a number of scientific journals, I looked up the full paper on PubMed (here's a link to the abstract if anyone's interested).

Actually, after having there body attacks by so many harmful organisms, their immune system has become very strong and is able to fight off the HIV virus...so...overly strong immune systems can even stop AIDS, it just takes years of workin' the corner...which, none of us will ever be doing, right guys?

Haha, not quite. Previous exposure to other infectious agents would not give them any advantage against a completely different type of virus. Besides, all of the women in this study were chosen because they did not have any other STDs or infections (doesn't say this in the article, but it's in the full paper).

I think it has more to do with genetics than their immune system adapting to the virus. From what I could glean from the not very descriptive article the make more of a certain type of protein than what most women make in their ****** (which is extremely acidic already).

Yeah, differences in their DNA are the most probable cause. The women who were resistant to infection (by the way, the researchers defined "resistant" as being involved in sex work for 3 years and remaining uninfected) overexpressed 8 proteins and underexpressed 9 proteins.

I'm not sure where the authors of the article got the idea of a "vaccine". I don't think this could necessarily be used to create a vaccine, but it could certainly be used (after more research of course) to create a treatment through medication that affects expression of those proteins and possibly gene therapy. It would probably be expensive. Either way, this is a pretty cool breakthrough.

What exactly do you mean? It's been known for years that anybody (whether homosexual or heterosexual) is susceptible to HIV, and ultimately AIDS.

Unless you meant something different?

When HIV/AIDS first emerged, it was mostly in the homosexual population; for a while, people thought it was a "gay disease" until it started showing up in heterosexuals too.
The FDA currently prohibits gay men from donating blood. This is probably because homosexual contact is the leading cause of transmission of HIV in the US, and the gap between when someone first gets infected with HIV and when it shows up on blood tests. Homosexuals are also less likely to use protection during sex, since the main reason a lot of people use protection is to prevent pregnancy and homosexuals don't have to worry about that. Still, the rule seems pretty outdated and I'm not sure why the FDA still maintains the ban.

 

[GreenKirby]

Gay people can't donate blood because they're so stereotypically (and sadly realistically) HIV positive.

I've heard that lesbian sex is the safest form of unprotected sex though. lol

*baseless claim'd*

 

[Xsyven]

I meant gay as in man on man.

 

[Peeze]

And one more African stereotype.

That Africans cure aids?

 

[GoldShadow]

I've heard that lesbian sex is the safest form of unprotected sex though. lol

*baseless claim'd*

Anyway, that's not true either. Since most STIs are transmitted through fluids, it is still definitely possible to transmit diseases that way too.

 

[Overload]

Actually, after having there body attacks by so many harmful organisms, their immune system has become very strong and is able to fight off the HIV virus...so...overly strong immune systems can even stop AIDS, it just takes years of workin' the corner...which, none of us will ever be doing, right guys?

speak for yourself

 

[IShotLazer]

Anyone notice the little smile face just in the gray area on the right hand side of the page?

 

[Skink]

Not to mention that AIDS got spread predominantly through the straight community by gay men giving blood transfusions in the 80's with the expressed purpose of giving straight people HIV. I'd assume that's when they were banned from donating blood.

 

[Pluvia's other account]

Gay people can't give blood?

Hmm, to Wikipedia!

 

[Thrillhouse-vh.]

Even with this, it would probably take years to garner enough to get a "vaccine" from it. But a treatment? Most likely, and definitely important for studying.

 

[KevinM]

Now not only do black people dominate basketball and Kool-aid.. but now they dominate aids.

Black people RULE

 

[AltF4]

Lol.

I read "Could a small group of Kenyan Hookers be..." in this title and thought "Now, what could POSSIBLY come after that to make this thread not spam?"

But it worked. Go figure.

 

[dawgbowl]

Well at least they have a lead... it's better than their current motto.

"Aids: it'll kill you eventually"

 

[Greenstreet]

did i read that title correctly?

 

[The Executive]

Yes, yes you did.