HIV and AIDS are related, but they are not the same thing. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a sexually transmitted virus that causes illness by gradually breaking down a person's immune system ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

What is the history of the AIDS epidemic, when did treatment become widely available, and what are the current goals for ending this epidemic? In 2023, an estimated 39.9 million people around the ...