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 global theme of World AIDS Day is “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,” which aims to break down 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 ...

A common plant indigenous to South Africa is being studied for its medicinal affects in treating symptoms of AIDS. Kevin Rudeen, Ph.D. and dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health, ...

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 ...

More than 1 million people in the United States live with HIV. About 1 in 7 of those million have no idea that they have this virus. One reason is that early symptoms of HIV, such as a fever, ...