About Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) harms your immune system by destroying the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts you at risk for serious infections and certain cancers. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.
HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person. Women can give it to their babies during pregnancy or childbirth.
Strategies to reduce the risk of HIV infection include not having sex, limiting your number of sexual partners, never sharing needles, and using condoms the right way every time you have sex. People who are at high risk may take HIV prevention medicines.
The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. These may come and go within two to four weeks. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later.
There is no cure, but there are many medicines that fight HIV infection and lower the risk of infecting others. People who get early treatment can live with the disease for a long time.
Source: Medlineplus.gov
Acyclovir
- Acyclovir (NIH)
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Aptivus
Atripla
- Atripla® (official site)
- Patient Assistance/Copay Card
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Bactrim
Biktarvy
Combivir
Complera
Crixivan
Descovy
Diflucan
Edurant
Emtriva
Epivir
- Epivir® (official site)
- Patient Assistance/Copay Card
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Epzicom
- Epzicom® [no link]
- Patient Assistance/Copay Card
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Evotaz
- Evotaz™ (official site)
- Patient Assistance
- Copay Card
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Fuzeon
Intelence
- Intelence® (official site)
- Patient Assistance
- Patient Assistance
- Patient Assistance/Copay Card
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Invirase
Isentress
Juluca
Kaletra
Lexiva
Norvir
Odefsey
Prezcobix
Prezista
- Prezista® (official site)
- Patient Assistance
- Patient Assistance
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Rescriptor
Retrovir
Reyataz
Selzentry
- Selzentry® (official site)
- Patient Assistance
- Copay Card
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Stribild
Sustiva
Symtuza
Tivicay
Triumeq
Trizivir
Truvada
- Truvada® (official site)
- Patient Assistance
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Tybost
Valtrex
Videx
- Videx® (official site)
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Viracept
Viramune
Viread
- Viread® (official site)
- Patient Assistance
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