What Are HIV and AIDS?
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), is a virus that causes slow but constant damage to the immune system of the body AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is diagnosed when the disease is a group of symptoms caused by severe infection with the HIV virus
Learn More About How HIV Infection May Be Prevented
Unfortunately, many people have contracted the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS. As you already know, AIDS is not a curable disease, but with the incredible advances of modern technology, science and medicine, early detection of HIV may provide you an opportunity to prevent the HIV virus turning into AIDS. There are many different HIV tests available, and every one of them is specifically designed to detect if you have contracted HIV. For those that have been exposed to HIV within the last 72 hours, chances are very good that you will be able to take advantage of HIV PEP (post exposure prophylaxis/prevention), which has a superb success rate in preventing HIV infection.
GAIA World AIDS Day Event - Hope is a Vaccine Award
The GAIA Vaccine Foundation “Hope is a Vaccine Award 2009” will go to two visionary architects of global TB/AIDS Foundations, for their ability to identify public-private partnerships as one means of solving some of the worlds’ greatest health problems – access to AIDS care –and developing new TB vaccines. Chief awardees for 2009: Global AIDS care visionary Ira Magaziner (Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative) and Global TB vaccine visionary Carol Nacy, Ph.D. (Sequella, Inc.).