In the series, five members from the Los Angeles' Latino community talk candidly about receiving their HIV-positive diagnoses.

A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Few people under 30 years old understand what AIDS does to the ...

Misdiagnosis of early HIV infection is common. If you think you have HIV, speak with your health care provider about being tested. HIV can be diagnosed using a blood test. Some tests may not be able ...

County officials are urging residents to be health conscious with its annual health campaign aimed at limiting rates of infectious disease locally. Speaking to the Kern County Board of Supervisors ...

In males, the infection can develop in the urethra. Transmission can occur through penetrative sex and vulva-to-vulva contact. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. It can transmit ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus, part of the “cocktail of winter viruses, a very common respiratory infection that peaks ... system (from conditions like HIV, cancer or autoimmune disorders, or ...

Every year, an estimated 630,000 people in Africa die of HIV-related conditions, with around one third of these caused by bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections that attack the CNS.

Flu vs. COVID-19 Like the flu, COVID is also a contagious respiratory infection. But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu ...

Many diseases can be spread through saliva alone, including viral and bacterial infections. Our saliva is naturally protective ... origin and cannot be spread through saliva or kissing. HIV and ...