- HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on HIV and AIDS with key facts and information on signs and symptoms, transmission, risk factors, testing and counselling, prevention, treatment and WHO response
- HIV - Global - World Health Organization (WHO)
HIV is fully preventable Effective antiretroviral treatment (ART) prevents HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding Someone who is on antiretroviral therapy and virally suppressed will not pass HIV to their sexual partners Condoms prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and prophylaxis use antiretroviral medicines to prevent HIV Male
- HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)
For people living with HIV who are not diagnosed or taking ART, signs of HIV-related illness may develop within 5–10 years, although it can be sooner 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
- HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects cells of the immune system Infection results in the progressive deterioration of the immune system, breaking down the body's ability to fend off some infections and other diseases 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
- HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defence 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, and between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding 7 out of 10 people
- HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on HIV and AIDS with key facts and information on signs and symptoms, transmission, risk factors, testing and counselling, prevention, treatment and WHO response
- HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO African Region remains most severely affected, with one in every 30 adults (3 4%) living with HIV and accounting for more than two-thirds of the people living with HIV worldwide
- HIV AIDS WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, if the mother is not
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