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HIV

What is HIV?

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV harms your immune system by destroying a type of white blood cell that helps your body fight infection. This puts you at risk for other infections and diseases.

What is AIDS?

AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. It happens when the body's immune system is badly damaged because of the virus. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.

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Results 1 - 10 of 591 for Human immunodeficiency virus infection
  1. HIV (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... childbirth, or breastfeeding. Who is at risk for HIV infection? Anyone can get HIV, but certain groups have ... the symptoms of HIV? The first signs of HIV infection may be flu-like symptoms: Fever Chills Rash ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hiv.html - Health Topics
  2. HIV/AIDS 
    ... Simonetti F, Dewar R, Maldarelli F. Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000594.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. HIV/AIDS in pregnant women and infants 
    ... 2020:chap 302. Weinberg GA, Siberry GK. Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007689.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Primary Infection (VisualDX)  
    HIV/Images ... HIV ... VisualDX ... Primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an acute, flu-like illness that develops anywhere from 1-6 weeks following ...
    https://www.skinsight.com/...y-virus-primary-infection-hiv?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  5. Tipranavir 
    ... with ritonavir (Norvir) and other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). Tipranavir is in a class of medications ... your doctor or pharmacist.Tipranavir helps to control HIV infection but does not cure it. Continue to take ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a606009.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Stages of HIV Infection From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research)  
    HIV and Infections/Start Here ... HIV and Infections ... National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Browse this ...
    https://hivinfo.nih.gov/.../fact-sheets/stages-hiv-infection - External Health Links
  7. Asymptomatic HIV infection 
    Asymptomatic HIV infection is the second stage of HIV/AIDS . During this stage, there are no symptoms of HIV infection. This stage is also called chronic HIV infection ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000682.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Risk Factors for Vaginal Cancer (American Cancer Society)  
    Certain risk factors make a woman more likely to develop vaginal cancer, but many women with vaginal cancer don’t have any clear risk factors. Learn more ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
  9. Asymptomatic HIV infection (image) 
    Asymptomatic HIV infection is characterized by a period of varying length in which there is slow deterioration of the immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9500.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Primary HIV infection (image) 
    Images ... HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is more frequently transmitted through unprotected sex or sharing contaminated needles. Transmission ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17268.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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