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HIV is a virus. It may cause AIDS after you’ve been infected for several years and it’s weakened your immune system. HIV doesn’t affect everyone the same way. Some people notice signs soon ...
Early symptoms of mono and acute HIV infection include body aches, fatigue, fever, headaches, sore throat, and swollen lymph ...
Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across sexes. HIV symptoms in women may differ after the initial infection and include changes in menstrual ...
Physicians and their patients report that engagement in an HIV-based community rivals drug effectiveness in the ongoing efforts to curtail an epidemic. Confronting the HIV Epidemic: There's an App ...
We don't understand it well, but it doesn't happen as much as it used to, thanks to antiretroviral therapy (ART), the drugs that treat HIV. Still, it's a significant threat in AIDS patients.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported our vision for a world where HIV is no longer a threat to health or happiness. Together we have made a difference. With Gift Aid, your generous ...
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA ...
When he was diagnosed with HIV, in 1988, he had to stop training as a nurse. "I lived my entire 20s in fear," he says. Now, Mr Thorn, based in the UK, hardly thinks about the virus - apart from ...
The first reported case of HIV in the United States was 43 years ago -- and today, its not the death sentence it once was. Currently, there are about 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S., ...
Kidney transplantation from donors with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to recipients with HIV is an emerging practice. It has been performed since 2016 under the U.S. congressional HIV Organ ...
The supply of health care professionals available to provide HIV care continues to decline, even as the need for HIV care and prevention is expected to increase, reports a survey study in the ...