TB is an opportunistic disease that preys on weakened immune systems. HIV erodes the immune system and increases the likelihood of people acquiring new TB infections. TB is the leading killer of people infected with HIV. In some African countries, up to 75% of TB patients are infected with HIV/AIDS (see Figure 1). When more [...]

Care and support for people living with HIV can help to protect the health of the public at large by making prevention more effective. The vastmajority of people living with HIV do not know their HIV status. Greater use of voluntary counselling and HIV testing is an important key to encouraging changes in risky behaviour [...]

NIH is committed to the development of preventive interventions to protect individuals against HIV infection. The ultimate defeat of HIV/AIDS will require a multi-pronged effort - difficult, if not impossible, without a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Over the past five years, NIH devoted approximately $2 billion to HIV/AIDS vaccine research. The development of an HIV [...]

AIDS/HIV carrier This is a stigmatizing term, which focuses on an individual as a carrier of disease. It is important to emphasize that HIV/AIDS is a disease that can be managed and lived with, rather than focusing on the diseased status of the individual. AIDSOrphan This term may stigmatize the child and the child's condition and may also [...]

Currently, HIV/AIDS has been reported in virtually every racial and ethnic population, every age group, and every socioeconomic group in every State and most large cities in the United States.2 Initially identified among men who have with men on the East and West Coasts,3 the AIDS epidemic is composed of diverse multiple subepidemics that vary [...]