UK: University College London, UCL HIV medical specialists and network security experts found a new model, hybrid spreading that equates computer worm and HIV virus spread nature throughout the human body.
Specialists, network security experts from University College London (UCL) is on research and found a new model named, “Hybrid Spreading”. With the help of this model, the specialists found that the virus will be increasing its number through the blood stream and communicates directly in between cells.
The functioning of HIV virus is now known and it is said that this thing is completely similar to the virus in computer that translates and progresses through internet and local networks. This infects computer systems and HIV virus destroys each blood cell.
Prof Benny Chain, co-senior author of research, was in a study and noticed that worms spreading on internet to destroy computers are parallel to the HIV virus functionality. As computer worms find another computer to infect outside, HIV also uses two ways of spreading in the human body.
Later they examined how HIV is being progressed as AIDS in a patient’s body. Early treatment will always be helpful as the virus infects CD4 T cells that help empowering human immune system. Total number of active CD4 cells will be reduced due to the increase of HIV viruses and finally leads to death.
When the count of CD4 cells goes below 200, the stage will be called as AIDS. Anti-retroviral treatment is available with WHO supplying 500 count for all adolescents, adults and pregnant women who will have a count less than 350.
“The number of HIV cells in the bloodstream is always relatively low, and our model shows that HIV spread through the bloodstream alone would not be enough to cause AIDS”, Professor Chain said.
With this model, cells will be completely blocked for no extension. Cell-to-cell transfer will be prevented such that progression to AIDS would be stopped. Anyways, early treatment is always better and researchers are also suggesting the same to prevent HIV virus spread.