AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is the disease that results from a human immunodeficiency virus infection. The virus HIV can remain in the body for years before becoming AIDS and can be transmitted to others even if the infected...
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the disease HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). HIV is not the same as AIDS. HIV is a virus that kills or damages healthy cells of the body's immune system. Even though the body is programmed...
AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, results from infection with HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 56,000 persons contracted HIV in 2006. The condition was first recognized in...
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, commonly called AIDS and first documented in the United States in 1981, is a worldwide epidemic. Approximately 33.4 million people are living with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, and the...
Urban myths abound regarding the causes of HIV and AIDS. Many are living nearly as long lives with earlier detection and treatment. However, a cure has not been found for HIV. AIDS remains deadly because HIV destroys the immune system over time....
Getting tested for HIV can be an emotional and difficult decision. Many different implications may be involved. Different implications should not prevent a person from being tested if she has put herself at risk. Public health and health care...
Nearly 33.4 million people worldwide, including 2.1 million children, are living with HIV/AIDS, according to UNAIDS. Each year, there will be approximately 2 million new cases. In North America alone, there are 1.4 million existing cases. In the...
The terms "HIV" and "AIDS" are sometimes used interchangeably. However, these two acronyms stand for two related, but different, conditions. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV causes AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency...
According to the United States (U.S.) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in the U.S. there are 56,300 people infected with "Human Immunodeficiency Virus" (HIV). NIAID approximates that 33 million people worldwide are...
What Every Teen Needs to Know About HIV and AIDS There are so many misconceptions surrounding HIV and AIDS. Myth and misunderstanding are fueled by the media, by fear and by ignorance. Let's take a look at the truth: five things every teen should...
