The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If not treated, it can lead to the autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). As happens with other viruses, when a ...

If left untreated, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) almost always will progress to AIDS, even after many years. The immune defenses become compromised and the body is less able to defend itself ...

HIV virus Researchers assessed immunologic responses among patients who initiated antiretroviral therapy within 30 days of HIV acquisition. The strongest predictors of immune recovery in patients ...

A chronic and potentially life-threatening disease caused by HIV infection Medically reviewed by Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of human ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of experimental HIV medicine can halt one of the earliest stages of HIV infection and may lead in future to a novel class of drugs to fight other dangerous viruses, ...