Advancements in HIV/AIDS research, drug development and clinical practice since the 1980s have made it possible for people ...

Over time, clonal expansion leads to an increase in the frequency of infected cells in a patient. The proviruses in daughter ...

Despite the fact that HIV is now a treatable medical condition, the majority of U.S. states still have laws on the books that criminalize exposing other people to HIV. Whether or not the virus is ...

Left: Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note the envelope protein that protects the virus against immunological detection and the small genome consisting of two short strands of RNA ...

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. But the phrase “chronic HIV infection” isn’t simply the ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

Seroconversion is a general term for the time between exposure to a virus and when antibodies show up in your blood. Antibodies are proteins that help your body fight against viruses, bacteria, and ...

W orld AIDS Day is observed on December 1st each year. This day is significant for raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and supporting individuals living with the virus. It provides an opportunity to ...

As someone who has spent many years studying and responding to viral threats, I’m deeply concerned that we face an unprepared future again. Significant cutbacks in medical science funding, especially ...

Robin Lennon-Dearing has recieved funding from the University of Memphis Foundation and currently receives funding from the National Institutes of Health under Grant 2P30AI042853-21. She is a member ...

AIDS was a mystery disease when first formally recognized in patients in the U.S. in 1981. Transmission through sexual contact was rapidly recognized, but the source was initially unknown. Just three ...