HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. But the phrase “chronic HIV infection” isn’t simply the ...

HIV is a virus that attacks your immune system. If you don’t treat it, HIV typically goes through three stages. But if you keep the virus under control, you may live for decades without symptoms and ...

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 ...

There are five stages of infection, each with a different duration and symptoms. These differences also depend on the type of infection. Infection occurs when an organism, such as a virus or bacterium ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

You’re likely familiar with HIV, but you may not know how it can affect your body. Technically known as the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV destroys CD4+ cells, which are critical to your immune ...