| HIV/AIDS | |
|---|---|
| Other names | HIV disease, HIV infection[1][2] |
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| The red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS.[3] | |
| Specialty | Infectious disease, immunology |
| Symptoms | Early: Flu-like illness[4] Later: Large lymph nodes, fever, weight loss[4] |
| Complications | Opportunistic infections, tumors[4] |
| Duration | Lifelong[4] |
| Causes | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[4] |
| Risk factors | Unprotected anal or vaginal sex, having another sexually transmitted infection, needle sharing, medical procedures involving unsterile cutting or piercing, and experiencing needlestick injury[4] |
| Diagnostic method | Blood tests[4] |
| Prevention | Safe sex, needle exchange, male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis[4] |
| Treatment | Antiretroviral therapy[4] |
| Prognosis | Near normal life expectancy with treatment[5][6] 11 years life expectancy without treatment[7] |
| Frequency | 64.8 million – 113 million total cases[8] 1.3 million new cases (2022)[8] 39 million living with HIV (2022)[8] |
| Deaths | 40.4 million total deaths[8] 630,000 (2022)[8] |
| HIV/AIDS | |
|---|---|
| Other names | HIV disease, HIV infection[1][2] |
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|
| The red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS.[3] | |
| Specialty | Infectious disease, immunology |
| Symptoms | Early: Flu-like illness[4] Later: Large lymph nodes, fever, weight loss[4] |
| Complications | Opportunistic infections, tumors[4] |
| Duration | Lifelong[4] |
| Causes | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[4] |
| Risk factors | Unprotected anal or vaginal sex, having another sexually transmitted infection, needle sharing, medical procedures involving unsterile cutting or piercing, and experiencing needlestick injury[4] |
| Diagnostic method | Blood tests[4] |
| Prevention | Safe sex, needle exchange, male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis[4] |
| Treatment | Antiretroviral therapy[4] |
| Prognosis | Near normal life expectancy with treatment[5][6] 11 years life expectancy without treatment[7] |
| Frequency | 64.8 million – 113 million total cases[8] 1.3 million new cases (2022)[8] 39 million living with HIV (2022)[8] |
| Deaths | 40.4 million total deaths[8] 630,000 (2022)[8] |
