Funding for HIV care and prevention are key for continued progress, but recent cuts to federal funding for health agencies, ...

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a viral infection transmitted through the sexual route. Intravenous needle sharing, infected blood transfusions and transmission from mother to child during birth ...

HIV symptoms vary by the stage of infection, known as acute HIV infection (Stage 1), chronic HIV infection (Stage 2), and AIDS (Stage 3). During primary infection, the symptoms are caused by the virus ...

The start of AIDS Awareness Month puts a spotlight on how treatment for HIV and AIDS has progressed over the past 40 years. Treatment for HIV/AIDS has consistently seen progress each decade, since the ...

Despite effective HIV medication, the immune system of people with HIV remains disrupted in the long term. Researchers at ...

AIDS, or stage 3 HIV, does not directly cause blindness. However, it leaves the body vulnerable to conditions that can affect vision and sometimes lead to vision loss. AIDS is a chronic condition that ...

Watch on UN Web TV and YouTube. This event will bring together representatives from civil society, health practitioners, specialists, and the UN system at the forefront of meeting the unmet needs of ...

People may be at more risk of both AIDS and hepatitis B due to similar risk factors. Having HIV and hepatitis B may lead to serious complications. However, both are treatable and preventable. Stage 3 ...

The Trump administration’s new global HIV prevention strategy prioritizes preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. About ...

The emergence of psychotic symptoms in patients infected with HIV presents a diagnostic challenge. The clinician should consider a primary psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) ...