Jan 6, 2025 · HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It can also spread from a mother to her baby. HIV can be prevented and treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). Untreated HIV can progress to AIDS, often after many years.

Dec 2, 2010 · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers.

Jul 30, 2024 · HIV is found in certain bodily fluids of people living with HIV, including blood, semen, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids and breastmilk. HIV can be transmitted by: unprotected vaginal or anal sex, and, in very rare cases, through oral sex with a person living with HIV;

HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, claiming 42.3 million [35.7–51.1 million] lives so far. Testing, treatment and viral load suppression cascades among all people living with HIV . By 2025, 95% of people living with HIV should know their HIV status (first 95) In 2023, 86% [69–>98%] of people living with HIV knew their ...

Jul 22, 2024 · Global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, for the period 2016–2021 (WHA69.22) Global health sector strategy on HIV/AIDS, 2011–2015 (WHA64.14) Global health-sector strategy for HIV/AIDS (WHA56.30) HIV/AIDS: confronting the epidemic (WHA53.14) Technical work. Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs ...

Jul 22, 2024 · Access to HIV testing should be improved to make sure everyone living with HIV is diagnosed and linked to treatment or appropriate and effective prevention choices. There are still gaps in HIV testing coverage, as an estimated 14% of people living with HIV or 5.4 million people remain undiagnosed.

On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing …

Nov 29, 2024 · The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defence systems against infections and some types of cancer. It is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal), transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of contaminated needles, and between a mother and her infant during pregnancy ...

Mar 17, 2021 · The main objective of treatment of HIV infection is to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused by the virus and associated conditions, increasing survival, improving the quality of life and preventing HIV transmission. HIV treatment involves the use of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, preserve (or improve) immune function …

Jul 25, 2024 · During the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024), being held in Munich, Germany, a new case of long HIV remission was reported and fuels optimism for an eventual HIV cure. In 2007, Timothy Brown, the so-called first Berlin patient, was the first person to be considered cured of HIV.