HIV & AIDS

The symptoms of HIV infection come in four stages, with the second and longest stage actually being marked by an absence of symptoms. No one should rely on the presence of symptoms to determine...

HIV can be transmitted through unprotected vaginal, anal and oral intercourse with an infected person and by sharing injection drug paraphernalia with an infected person. It can also be...

There is no specific first sign of HIV, but there are several symptoms that may indicate HIV infection at two different stages. It is important to remember, however, that the only way to truly...

The first signs or symptoms of AIDS can often be seen upon the third stage of HIV-disease. The fourth stage represents full-blown AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). There are no standard...

Seroconversion illness is the first stage of HIV disease. Symptoms are caused by the body's immune response to the infection (seroconversion refers to the development of antibodies), are flu-like...

HIV disease can lead to a number of symptoms that visibly affect the body. However, many of these are not specific to HIV and most, moreover, do not appear until the HIV disease has reached its...

There are three main routes of transmission of HIV: unprotected penetrative sex; sharing hypodermic needles and paraphernalia for the use of injection drugs; and from mother to child, which can...

HIV disease is an umbrella term for all the effects of infection with HIV. Over time, HIV damages the immune system by attacking cells called CD4 T-cells. HIV disease has four stages, the last of...

By six months after infection, according to HIV-Symptoms.info, HIV-disease has reached its second stage, the asymptomatic. During this stage, there are no symptoms of HIV present. Because of the...

HIV disease has four different stages, each characterized by a different set of symptoms, or, in the case of the longest stage, by the lack of symptoms. These are acute HIV infection, which causes...

HIV (or human immunodeficiency virus) has four stages, with each stage accompanied by a different set of symptoms. The symptoms of acute HIV infection (first-stage HIV) are mild and nonspecific,...

HIV disease has four stages: acute (primary) infection, asymptomatic HIV, symptomatic HIV and AIDS. By far the longest of these stages is the second. The asymptomatic stage, during which HIV...

The signs of having contracted HIV are fairly limited, especially as significant symptoms are not present until HIV disease has advanced to its third stage. The first stage of HIV disease causes a...

Though HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, there is a difference between being infected with HIV and having AIDS. A person can have HIV without having AIDS, but cannot have AIDS without HIV. There...

The period of time between when a person is infected with HIV and when their body begins making antibodies that can be detected in the blood is called the "window period." When a person is tested...

According to the international AIDS charity Avert, approximately 25 million people throughout the world have died from AIDS since 1981. Another 2.7 million people continue to get infected with the...

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is commonly referred to as HIV disease. The first stage of the disease refers to the time the virus enters the body until the time the disease is...

HIV is a viral pathogen that targets certain cells of the immune system. This infection compromises the immune system, making it increasingly difficult for the body to fight off both HIV and other...

Infection by HIV, an acronym for human immunodeficiency virus, causes an incurable life-threatening condition that attacks and slowly destroys white blood cells called CD4 lymphocytes, which are...

HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. HIV is transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person and by sharing...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) compromises your immune system and makes it difficult to fight off illnesses and infections. According to a 2006 estimate by the Centers for Disease Control...

AIDS is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is spread through blood or sexual contact with another person infected with the disease. The first stage of HIV infection...