Category: Aids and HIV

AIDS and HIV: The Basics

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV interferes with the body’s ability to fight off infections and certain cancers.

HIV is spread through contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV, such as blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and

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