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HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system. This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers. HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food.
HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers.
The time between HIV transmission and an AIDS diagnosis is usually 10-15 years, but sometimes longer. There is a very small number of people who have managed to control the HIV infection without ART and are called ‘elite-controllers’. This situation is very rare and most people will need ART to avoid becoming ill.
HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, claiming 42.3 million [35.7–51.1 million] lives so far. Testing, treatment and viral load suppression cascades among all people living with HIV . By 2025, 95% of people living with HIV should know their HIV status (first 95) In 2023, 86% [69–>98%] of people living with HIV knew their ...
WHO's new "Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Testing, Treatment, Service Delivery and Monitoring: Recommendations for A Public Health Approach" bring together important clinical and programmatic updates produced by WHO since 2016 and provides comprehensive, evidence-informed recommendations and good practice statements within a public health, rights-based and person-centred approach.
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) refers to the most advanced clinical stage of HIV infection, defined by the occurrence of any of more than 20 opportunistic infections or related cancers associated with the disease. WHO/G. Hampton. A man is staring at box of antiretroviral treatment pills against HIV.
HIV/AIDS. Overview. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defense systems against infections and some types of cancer. It is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal), transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of contaminated needles, or between a mother and her infant ...
The addition of lenacapavir to the growing list of HIV prevention options, including oral PrEP containing TDF (2015), the dapivirine ring (DVR) (2021) and long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) (2022), can expand the toolkit for global HIV prevention efforts, especially for regions and communities with high HIV incidence. About the PURPOSE 2 trial
HIV/AIDS. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) belongs to family of viruses, Retroviridae that causes the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The virus infects protective cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their function. As the infection progresses, the immune system becomes progressively weak and the individual ...
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 88.4 million [71.3–112.8 million] people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 42.3 million [35.7–51.1 million] people have died of HIV. Globally, 39.9 million [36.1–44.6 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2023. An estimated 0.6% [0.6-0.7%] of adults aged 15–49 years ...