AIDS, or autoimmunodeficiency disease, refers to a potentially lethal disease in which the human immunodeficiency virus invades the cells throughout the body and makes it difficult for the body to defend itself against infection. The Mayo Clinic...
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) refers to a chronic and potentially fatal condition in which the immune system no longer works well enough to fight infections.The University of Maryland Medical Center says that people infected with HIV may not...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a type of retrovirus that replaces normal cellular DNA with its own viral genetic material, causing progressive damage to the body's immune system. HIV infection can eventually lead to the life-threatening...
Human immune deficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continues to pose a challenge for treatment. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD), there are more than 1...
Epivir (generic name: lamivudine) is a medication used to manage the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to MedlinePlus, Epivir belongs to the class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. It prevents HIV from...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is spread through contact with infected blood and body fluids. The risk of transmission varies according to the manner of exposure. The risk is greatest with transfusion of contaminated blood, needle sharing,...
The combination of the generically named medications zidovudine and lamivudine are marketed in the United States as Combivir. This combination drug may be prescribed in the treatment of human immunodeficiency viral infections. It functions,...
In 2006 there were 56,300 new cases of HIV infection in the United States, according to the "5-Minute Clinical Consult" textbook. Advanced HIV infection, AIDS, took the lives of 14,627 people in 2006. HIV infection worldwide affects 32.2 million...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the end of 2006, 1,106,400 people were living with HIV infection in the United States. In 2006, there were 56,300 new cases of HIV infection and 14,627 deaths due to AIDS. Treatment...
According to the "5-Minute Clinical Consult" textbook, in 2006 there were 56,300 new cases of HIV infection in the United States. Also in 2006, there were 14,627 deaths of people with AIDS. Worldwide in 2007, 32.2 million people are living with...
Hepatitis B, sometimes called hep B, is a viral infection that attacks the liver. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus and spreads by contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains...
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is caused by infection by the HIV virus. The virus infects the white blood cells, and forces the cells to generate additional virus before dying and releasing more virus into the bloodstream. As the...
Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by several different viruses namely, hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, explains the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The hepatitis B, C, and D viruses can...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a devastating diagnosis. Over time, this infection progresses to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. AIDS destroys the immune system, and the body cannot protect itself from invading...
Human deficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that leads to AIDS. The diseases destroy cells of the immune system, leaving patients vulnerable to infection. According to AVERT, the international AIDS charity, there were 33.4 million people...
Combination therapy refers to the use of two or more HIV medications to treat HIV. According to TheBody.com, combination therapies are more effective at suppressing HIV than individual HIV drugs used alone. HIV drug classes attack HIV in different...
HIV, also known as human immunodeficiency virus, is an infection that, during its advance stages, can develop into to AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a disease that affects the body's cells and immune system. HIV is transmitted through...
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 33.4 million people around the world are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a sexually transmitted disease that severely weakens the patient's immune system. No cure exists for HIV...
AIDS, or Acquired Immune Deficiency Disorder, is the result of HIV infection. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that there are 1,106,400 people in the United States living with HIV infection. Without treatment, HIV infection...
A virus, considered a microorganism, consists of an ultramicroscopic fragment of either DNA or RNA with a protein sheath wrapped around it. Unlike bacteria, viruses do not grow, play no valuable role in earthly life and show no sign of activity...
Communicable diseases transfer from one person to another by contact with body fluids, through the air from a cough or sneeze and by touching an infected surface. High-risk areas for the spread of communicable diseases include schools, daycare...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a chronic life-threatening condition. HIV damages the immune system, which makes the body susceptible to infections that it would normally...
Prescription drugs belong to the western medical system. They have saved countless lives and improved the lives of countless others. But they do have their drawbacks. Most prescription drugs have side effects, some of which are severe. However,...
The human immunodeficiency virus infection cripples the immune system of the body, leading to the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the number of people living with...
The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. The virus is transmitted primarily through sexual contact---vaginal, oral or anal---but it also may spread via shared syringe needles...
No cure exists for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS. Treatment options focus on slowing the replication of the virus. As HIV enters the body, it attacks the CD4 cells, specific type of white blood cell necessary for...
Antivirals are drugs used to treat or prevent viral infections. Viruses cause major killer diseases around the world, accounting for huge numbers of deaths every year from diseases like the flu, HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. They are also causally...
Liver cirrhosis refers to the end stage of chronic liver disease where continuous damage to normal liver tissue has resulted in the formation of scar tissue. Often individuals with mild to moderate liver cirrhosis exhibit no symptoms. If the...
Muscle problems have many possible causes. Inflammation of the muscle, called myositis, causes muscle weakness and wasting. Several types of drugs are linked to the development of myositis in some people. These include some recreational drugs,...
