HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. A virus is a germ that may cause illness. Once you are infected with HIV, you will probably be infected for life. AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. To get AIDS, you must be infected with HIV and have a weakened immune system....
HIV). After AIDS virus invades the human body, it can destroy the immune system of the human body, make the infected people gradually lose their resistance to various diseases, and even lead to death. This is
How is AIDS treated? There is no cure for HIV or AIDS. The goals are to manage your pain, treat your symptoms, extend your life, and improve your quality of life. Treatment is based on how long you have had HIV or AIDS, your age, and your current health. You may need any of the...
the body can never rid itself completely of the virus. Though HIV is a precursor to AIDS, HIV infection does not guarantee the development of AIDS. The HIV virus can lay dormant in the body for years before becoming active, or it may never become ...
HIV infection leads to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) over time. AIDS is a fatal disease where the immune system weakens, allowing life-threatening infections and malignancies to spread throughout the body. What are different types of HIV? HIV replicates itself indefinitely. Some strains ...
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HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, and when untreated, can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. What is HIV/AIDS?
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HIV treatment can keep you from getting AIDS, so talk to your doctor right away about starting medications called antiretroviral therapy (ART). These drugs lower the amount of the virus in your body, sometimes to a point where a test can’t find it. They also protect your immune system ...
HIV and AIDS are "growing," they tell us, and "everyone is at risk." Women, blacks, heterosexuals and young adults are all portrayed as groups in which HIV and AIDS are "explod-ing."But each of these claims is false. The fraction of Americans who are HIV-positive has never increased...