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  2. Pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    After the virus enters the body there is a period of rapid viral replication, leading to an abundance of virus in the peripheral blood. During primary infection, the level of HIV may reach several million virus particles per milliliter of blood. [2] This response is accompanied by a marked drop in the numbers of circulating CD4 + T cells.

  3. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    In 2023, 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes, an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV and about 39.9 million people worldwide living with HIV, 65% of whom are in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. [5] [7] HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic—a disease outbreak which is present over a large area and is actively ...

  4. HIV - Wikipedia

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    Two types of HIV have been characterized: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is the virus that was initially discovered and termed both lymphadenopathy associated virus (LAV) and human T-lymphotropic virus 3 (HTLV-III). HIV-1 is more virulent and more infective than HIV-2, [20] and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally. The lower ...

  5. Forty years ago, AIDS was a death sentence. Not today, but ...

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    HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks the body’s immune system. ... That year about 650,000 people died from HIV-related illnesses, and about 1.3 million people became newly infected with ...

  6. HIV-affected community - Wikipedia

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    The affected community (also known as the HIV-affected community) is composed of people who are living with HIV and AIDS, plus individuals whose lives are directly influenced by HIV infection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This originally was defined as young to middle aged adults who associate with being gay or bisexual men, and or injection drug users.

  7. HIV is no longer a death sentence. But why is a viable cure ...

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    And antiviral treatment has changed HIV from a death sentence in the early '80s to people with HIV now having a normal life expectancy. People with HIV on antiviral drugs can safely have babies.

  8. Innate resistance to HIV - Wikipedia

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    A small proportion of humans show partial or apparently complete innate resistance to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. [1] The main mechanism is a mutation of the gene encoding CCR5, which acts as a co-receptor for HIV. It is estimated that the proportion of people with some form of resistance to HIV is under 10%. [2]

  9. HIV disease–related drug reaction - Wikipedia

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    Drug-induced liver injury is a common cause of prolonged hospital stays for people with HIV, and in more severe reactions can be life-threatening. Antiretrovirals may also cause damage to cells in a person with HIV, decreasing function of crucial cells and releasing toxins in the body. Thus, discontinuing the offending medication may cause loss ...