Feb 9, 2024 · Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an ongoing, also called chronic, condition. It's caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, also called HIV. HIV damages the …

Jan 14, 2025 · HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. The only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. There are many ways to prevent HIV, like using PrEP, PEP, …

Jun 30, 2023 · What happens after a person contracts HIV? Check out this article and illustration that detail the effects of HIV on the nervous system, skin, and more.

May 7, 2024 · These mutations facilitate the generation of HIV that can resist control by the host’s immune system and by antiretroviral drugs. Proviral DNA enters the host cell’s nucleus and is …

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is an advanced form of immune deficiency caused by HIV. About 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV, and nearly 38,000 people are …

Jul 22, 2024 · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) occurs at the most advanced stage of …

Feb 12, 2024 · HIV Effects on the Immune System. Your immune system has many types of white blood cells that fight infection. HIV gets inside a kind called CD4 cells and makes copies of itself.

Infection of humans by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a progressive, multifactorial impairment of the immune system eventually leading to the acquired …

Aug 7, 2018 · HIV attacks a specific type of immune system cell in the body. It’s known as the CD4 helper cell or T cell. When HIV destroys this cell, it becomes harder for the body to fight …

When HIV infection destroys CD4+ lymphocytes, it weakens the body’s immune system, which protects against many infections and cancers. This weakening is part of the reason that the …