HIV Health Video

Last Update: October 23, 2008

Video By: LIVESTRONG.COM

HIV or human immunodeficiency virus can lead to AIDS. It affects the human immune system which interferes with the body's ability to fight off disease. Learn about HIV in this video on health and diseases.

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  • Practice safe sex
  • Be careful using needles
  • Get tested if symptomatic
  • Contact a doctor

About this Author

Dr. Davis is one of San Francisco's finest house call specialist physicians and has been providing house calls and office visits to the Bay Area since 2005. His practice is built upon the philosophy that excellent customer service and excellent patient care go together. Dr. Davis works out of a charming 100-year-old Victorian home, and he believes that healing should begin when you walk in the door. While trained in modern medicine, Dr. Davis also has a deep appreciation of cultural anthropology, the natural sciences, and philosophy all of which he integrates with his medical practice. Dr. Davis received his MD from the University of Florida and completed his Family Practice residency at Lehigh Valley Family Practice. He has also lived, studied, and traveled abroad extensively, including for one year in Beijing, China, where he studied and practiced the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

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