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,...
Kaletra is an oral prescription medication for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus in people who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is a combination drug consisting of lopinavir and ritonavir. The function of ritonavir in this...
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...
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...
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...
Crestor is a brand name of the generic drug rosuvastatin. This medication is related to a group of drugs sometimes referred to as "statins." It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to lower total and low density lipoprotein (LDL)...
In the United States, there are 1,106,400 people living with HIV infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty-one percent of that population is unaware of their condition. Finding the most effective treatment that...
The goals of treatment for HIV-infected children are to maximally suppress the viral load, prevent destruction of the immune system and decrease the development of resistant HIV strains. The Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical...
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, destroys white blood cells of the immune system called CD4+ cells. This leaves the body unable to protect itself against other invading organisms. When the virus damages enough of the immune system to make...
HIV infection is the infection of white blood cells caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The virus enters certain types of white blood cells and essentially hijacks the cells' machinery to make more copies of the virus, before killing the...
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...
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, causes slowly progressive destruction of the immune system. Late-stage HIV infection, or AIDS, is characterized by vulnerability to numerous types of infections. Antiviral drugs, known as...
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, commonly known as AIDS, is a life-threatening disease in which the immune system slowly breaks down over time. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. As of 2008, approximately 33.4 million...
Protease inhibitors (PI) are a class of medication developed to fight HIV infection. They work by blocking the protease enzyme, which results in copies of HIV that are unable to infect other cells. There are only a few FDA-approved PIs, all of...
Kaletra is a combination medication comprised of two medications: ritonavir and lopinavir. It is used in the management of HIV infection. Lopinavir is a protease inhibitor that works by preventing protease, a chemical produced by the HIV virus,...
Medications for treating human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, infection have changed AIDS from a near-universally fatal disease to one that is manageable for long periods. These medications work by suppressing the ability of HIV to make copies of...
The medication divalproex sodium treats manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder. This medication can reduce the frequency and severity of these episodes, but also may cause serious medical complications. People who wish to take...
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...
