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Natural Standard Research Collaboration
Monday, 04 August 2008
 
• History of HIV Infection
• Pathology of HIV Infection
• AIDS
• HIV Trends
• HIV Infection Demographics
• Early Symptoms of HIV Infection
• HIV: Clinical Latency Symptoms
• AIDS Symptoms
• Transmission of HIV
• Hiv and Pregnancy
• Diagnosis of HIV Infection
• Who should get tested for HIV?
• Conventional Treatment of HIV
• Side Effects of Antiretroviral Drugs
• HIV Treatment Adherence
• Alternative and Integrative Therapies for HIV Infection
• Prevention of HIV Infection
• New HIV Research
• HIV Support Groups
 

 

The term AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) refers to the most advanced stage of HIV infection. Individuals who have AIDS have less than 200 CD4 T–cells per microliter of blood, making them extremely vulnerable to opportunistic infections that may be fatal. These infections occur in individuals who have weakened immune systems.

Some infections, including Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (formerly called Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, PCP), are considered AIDS–defining illnesses. This means that once a patient develops the infection, their condition has progressed to AIDS.

 

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