Since the first reported case in 1981, AIDS has become a pandemic, report researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the spread of the human immunodeficiency...
AIDS and TB are serious communicable diseases that necessitate treatment. Ongoing physician appointments, laboratory testing and good self-care practices are also important components of disease management for both conditions. AIDS and TB are...
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and is a retrovirus. According to Avert.org, the two forms of HIV are HIV-1 and HIV-2. These two viruses cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, which is a condition where the body’s...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) damages the immune system by destroying specialized white blood cells that protect the body from infection. HIV causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Biggie size. Extra-value meals. America has become a society that, according to the CDC, promotes eating more food, eating unhealthy food and being inactive. It has led to an obesity problem. But for some, such as those stricken by illness,...
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to the Mayo Clinic. AIDS compromises the body's ability to fight off viruses and bacteria that can cause disease. People suffering from AIDS...
Of the estimated 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV, approximately 232,000 do not know they have the virus, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). HIV testing remains a keystone activity in the effort to provide health...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, or a virus that attacks RNA instead of DNA in human cells, eventually leading to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV by definition attacks the body's immune system defenses so that...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. In 2003, of the 1.0--1.2 million persons estimated to be living with HIV in the...
Progesterone pills contain the hormone progestin, according to the Mayo Clinic. They can be prescribed for a number of reasons for both men and women. Such uses include preventing pregnancy, treating endometriosis or treating appetite reduction or...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a retrovirus responsible for causing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. According to USAID, in 2008, around 430,000 children under 15 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is an infectious disease transmitted through contact with bodily fluids during activities such as sex or blood transfusion. According to the Mayo Clinic, there are 39.5 million people living with HIV globally....
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a pandemic disease that can be transmitted by transfer of bodily fluids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are an estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United...
When a person first contracts human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is often mistaken for flu. The symptoms are nearly identical unless the infection reappears at a later time as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This may not happen for...
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. This virus attacks the immune system, allowing the infected person to be more susceptible to other viruses, bacteria...
AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is the potentially terminal disease caused by HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus. MedlinePlus reports that AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 to 44 in the U.S. People...
HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that destroys CD4 cells, the white blood cells responsible for fighting infection. HIV is known as a lentivirus, which is a type of retrovirus. UNAIDS estimates that over 60 million people have...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the infectious disease that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, also known as AIDS. It may be transmitted through sexual contact via the mouth, vagina or anus, as well as through sharing...
HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the patient's immune system. The Mayo Clinic states that the virus is in the patient's body for eight or nine years before symptoms appear; at this point, the...
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. According to Childrenshosptital.org, there are 6,000 to 7,000 infants who are born to HIV-infected mothers each year in the United...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome which is also known as AIDS. TheBody.com, an online site that promotes HIV/AIDS educational resources, reports that about half of people newly infected with HIV...
Cancer is the leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 14, according to the National Cancer Institute. Leukemia and cancers of the brain and central nervous system account for more than half of new childhood cancer cases....
Marinol is the brand name in the United States for the generically named dronabinol. It is a prescription-level medication used to prevent vomiting and the associated nausea from receiving treatment for cancer with drugs. The Mayo Clinic states...
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV and AIDS attack a person's immune system and causes them to become sick with opportunistic infections. Treatment can slow the progression of HIV...
Approximately 39.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to the Mayo Clinic. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is the end stage of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, infection that weakens the immune system....
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by an infection with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). As the Journal of the American Medical Association explains, HIV is spread via bodily fluids. HIV can be transmitted during sexual...
The African continent is comprised of 53 independent countries,and due to the tropical climate of Sub-Saharan Africa (the region of Africa south of the Saharan desert) and the lack of available health-related education and resources, there are...
Heroin, one of the most addictive opiates, can cause a long-term and chronic disease of the drug addiction. Opiates.com reports heroin as one of the most addictive substances and rates it as the most influential in the "war on drugs." The...
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the life-threatening end stage of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is a virus that weakens the immune system, rendering it incapable of defending the body against various infections and...
AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that interferes with the body's ability to effectively fight off viruses, bacteria and fungi that cause...
