There's no cure for HIV, but treatment options are much better than they were a few decades ago.

Many different medical professionals provide care, comfort, and treatment for people with HIV.

The CD4:CD8 ratio test judges the strength of your immune system and if you're at risk for opportunistic infections.

With an  HIV diagnosis, you’ll want to start treatment right away. Early treatment gives you the chance to stay healthy.

As HIV weakens your natural defenses, you might notice signs all over your body.

You’re more likely to have heart disease if you have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.

 If you have HIV, your risk of high cholesterol goes up. We need more research to understand the link between the two.

Without HIV, there’s about a 30% risk you’ll get hypertension sometime in life. If you’re HIV-positive, that goes up to 35%.

Untreated HIV, over the course of years, will harm your immune system and can lead to opportunistic infections. 

The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS.

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a serious infection that causes inflammation and fluid buildup in your lungs.

Someone infected with both HIV and tuberculosis is at least 10 times more likely to develop active tuberculosis.

If you live with an advanced case of HIV, you can be an easy target for different infections and diseases.

Kaposi’s sarcoma is a cancer in which tumors grow below the surface of your skin and in your mouth, nose, eyes, and anus.

NHL can happen more quickly when you have a weakened immune system, so people with HIV are more likely to get it. 

Lymphocytopenia is a condition in which your blood does not have a sufficient amount of white blood cells.

You can live a normal life with HIV. With your doctor’s help and advice, you can take steps to stay as healthy as possible.

Tuning up your diet can improve your health and help you feel better. Here are a few tips to start.

If you take a certain drug for HIV, there's a chance that garlic supplements could stop it from working well.

There’s evidence that some supplements may be beneficial for people with HIV. But some may be especially risky.

If you are HIV-positive, you can still have sex. In some cases, you can even have unprotected sex without putting your partner at risk.

Learning that you have HIV doesn’t have to bring your sex life to a stop.

You can still have relationships and a sex life when you're HIV-positive. You just need to be a little more careful.

If you are a man who has sex with men, you might be at greater risk forgetting HIV, the virus causes AIDS.

Many groups can help connect you to medical, financial, and emotional support if you have HIV.

All too often, people with HIV become targets of judgment, when what they need is support and compassion.

What do you do when you can't hold a job because of AIDS? Disability insurance pays you regularly when you can't work.

Your HIV status is personal medical information. There are laws that protect the privacy of your health information.

Condoms are the best way to prevent HIV because the virus can't pass through the barrier. You must use them correctly.

A dental dam is a square, stretchy sheet made from latex or polyurethane. It blocks the body fluids that can spread STDs.

HIV treatment as prevention means a person living with HIV takes meds to prevent passing the virus to someone without it.

PrEP means pre-exposure prophylaxis. It's a pill or injection you take when you don't have HIV but are likely to get it.