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Health Encyclopedia: Hiv Infection

Definition

HIV infection is a viral infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that gradually destroys the immune system, resulting in infections that are hard for the body to fight.

Alternative Names

Human immunodeficiency virus infection

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Acute HIV infection may be associated with symptoms resembling mononucleosis or the flu within 2 to 4 weeks of exposure. HIV seroconversion (converting from HIV ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know

By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...of smoking; Pulmonary Embolism or blood Clots; Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV; Advanced... Read more »

Acyclovir, Genital Herpes and HIV

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...drug acyclovir does not reduce the incidence of new HIV infections. This unwelcome and... Read more »

HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know

By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much... Read more »

HIV, Cholesterol, and the Sex Talk with My Son

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...Sexually transmitted diseases are so common, even HIV and AIDS. It seems like HIV and AIDS... Read more »

Is the Answer to Fighting HIV in a Plant??

By healthgal , Health Expert

...they age, resist the aging process and take much longer to succumb to the shortening effect that... Read more »

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Health Guide

The Truth About a Cure

For many years, HIV and AIDS were synonymous with a death sentence, yet now there's lots of talk of a possible cure. What truth, if any, lies behind this? The truth is that there still is no cure for... Read more »

Gene Increases HIV Risk

...it to live about two years longer. "It's well-known that individuals vary in their susceptibility to HIV and that after infection occurs, the disease progresses at variable rates," study author... Read more »

Hepatitis: Hepatitis B and D

...although its benefits for this group are unclear except for those at high risk, such as people with HIV or spleen abnormalities.The regimen in adults is typically three doses given over 6 months.... Read more »

Early symptomatic HIV infection

AIDS-related complex - ARC; Chronic symptomatic HIV infection Prevention Safer sex behaviors may reduce the risk of acquiring the infection. There... Read more »

Cirrhosis: Treatment

...from treatment.Drug Warnings. In 2004, the FDA issued two drug warnings for patients with HBV. The HIV drug tenofovir (Viread) should not be used to treat patients who are co-infected with HBV as... Read more »

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Medications

Procrit Inj Uses and How to Use

...anemia (low red blood cell count) in people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal... Read more »

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Related News

HIV Discovery may Lead to new Treatments

September 10, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New insight into the process of HIV infection may lead to new treatments for the disease. Scientists recently discovered that... Read summary »

Herpes Drug Doubles as HIV Treatment?

September 11, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals a surprising interaction between a drug used for herpes and HIV. The research shows that drug, acyclovir... Read summary »

Blood Type Fights HIV

January 20, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Blood types may help determine whether a person can build resistance to contracting HIV or increase their chances of avoiding... Read summary »

Fighting HIV

August 27, 2007

DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- There are more than 1 million people living with HIV right now in the United States. Last year, nearly... Read summary »

Promising Treatment to Prevent HIV

June 22, 2005

SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's being touted as the most promising AIDS vaccine in more than 20 years. Millions of people around the... Read summary »

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