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    Best Ways to Prevent Getting HIV

    HIV & AIDS Guide

    The best way to fight HIV and AIDS is with information. These links will take you where you want to go -- and tell you what you need to know about AIDS causes, symptoms, tests, treatment, and support.

    1. Overview

      1. The Basics

        1. What Is HIV?
        2. HIV vs. AIDS
        3. Types and Strains of HIV
        4. The Stages of HIV
        5. Conditions That Look Like HIV but Are Not
        6. HIV and Life Expectancy
        7. HIV: Latest Research

      2. History & Facts

        1. HIV and AIDS: What Story Do the Numbers Tell?
        2. Common Myths About HIV and AIDS
        3. How Long Can HIV Live Outside the Body?
        4. Frequently Asked Questions About HIV and AIDS
        5. What Is an Example of a Retrovirus?
        6. The History of HIV Treatment: Antiretroviral Therapy and More

    2. Symptoms

      1. What Are the Symptoms of HIV?
      2. Don't Wait for HIV Symptoms
      3. HIV Symptoms in Men
      4. HIV Symptoms in Women
      5. Best Ways to Treat HIV Symptoms
      6. HIV Rash
      7. Respiratory Symptoms of HIV

    3. Causes & Risks

      1. Risk Factors & Spread

        1. What Are Your Chances of Getting HIV?
        2. Needle Stick Injury: What to Do
        3. HIV: What to Know About Needle Sharing
        4. Can You Spread HIV With an Undetectable Viral Load?
        5. Can You Get Infected With HIV From Oral Sex?

      2. Among Specific Individuals & Communities

        1. HIV and AIDS Among Black Americans
        2. HIV/AIDS in Hispanic and Latino Populations
        3. HIV and AIDS in Indigenous Communities
        4. How Is HIV Different for Older People?
        5. What Transgender People Should Know About HIV and AIDS
        6. HIV in Rural Areas

      3. Pregnancy, Children & HIV

        1. Children With HIV and AIDS
        2. Pregnancy and HIV Testing

    4. Screening & Testing

      1. HIV Screening: What to Know
      2. First Steps if You Think You've Been Exposed to HIV
      3. HIV Testing
      4. HIV: How to Get a Free Test
      5. What Is the HIV Window Period?
      6. What Is HIV Seroconversion?

    5. Diagnosis

      1. What to Do After Being Diagnosed as HIV-Positive
      2. Newly Diagnosed: What You Need to Know About HIV
      3. Next Steps After an HIV-Positive Diagnosis
      4. Questions to Ask Your Doctor About HIV/AIDS
      5. Tips for Finding an HIV/AIDS Doctor

    6. Treatment

      1. Overview of Treatment

        1. How to Treat HIV
        2. HIV Treatment Team
        3. What to Know About the CD4:CD8 Ratio Test

      2. Drug Treatments

        1. What Does an HIV Treatment Plan Look Like?
        2. NRTIs as a Treatment for HIV
        3. NNRTIs for HIV
        4. What Are Protease Inhibitors?
        5. Integrase Inhibitors for HIV: What to Know
        6. What to Know About HIV Booster Drugs
        7. Single-Tablet Treatment Regimen for HIV
        8. HIV: Tips for Taking Your Meds
        9. Side Effects of HIV and AIDS Drugs
        10. HIV Drugs: ART Interactions
        11. HIV Drug Resistance: What to Know
        12. How Much Does HIV Treatment Cost?
        13. HIV Drug Assistance Programs
        14. New HIV Treatments in Development
        15. Complementary and Alternative Treatments
        16. What Is HIV Remission?
        17. How Close Are We to an HIV Cure?

    7. How HIV Affects the Body

      1. What Does HIV do to Your Body?

        1. Effects of HIV on the Body

      2. Heart Problems

        1. HIV and Heart Disease: What's the Link?
        2. HIV and High Cholesterol
        3. HIV and High Blood Pressure
        4. HIV and Diabetes

      3. Lung Problems

        1. HIV/AIDS and the Common Cold
        2. Is Coronavirus Riskier if You Have HIV?

      4. Pain & Nerve Problems

        1. How HIV Affects Your Bones

      5. Vision Problems

        1. HIV and Your Eyes
        2. HIV and Retinopathy
        3. CMV (Cytomegalovirus) Retinitis

    8. Opportunistic Infections

      1. What Opportunistic Infections Do You Get With HIV?
      2. Chronic HIV Infection: What to Know
      3. Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)
      4. Tuberculosis in People With HIV
      5. What Is Mycobacterium Avium Complex?
      6. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
      7. Cryptosporidiosis
      8. What to Know About Candidiasis When You Have HIV
      9. HIV and Toxoplasmosis: What to Know
      10. Drugs That Prevent Opportunistic Infections in HIV

    9. Complications

      1. What Complications Are Caused by HIV and AIDS?

        1. Dangerous Complications of HIV and AIDS
        2. Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS)
        3. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) and HIV
        4. What is Lymphocytopenia?
        5. AIDS Wasting Syndrome

      2. HIV With Other Conditions

        1. Skin Conditions Related to HIV/AIDS
        2. HIV and Dementia
        3. Lipodystrophy and HIV
        4. HIV and Depression
        5. HIV and Hepatitis Co-Infection
        6. Castleman Disease
        7. HIV-Related Mouth Sores
        8. HIV and Cervical Cancer: What's the Link?

    10. Living With

      1. HIV and Lifestyle Changes
      2. Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
      3. Garlic and HIV: What You Should Know
      4. HIV: What to Know About Taking Vitamins and Supplements
      5. Substance Abuse and HIV
      6. Does Marijuana Help or Hurt With HIV?
      7. HIV and CBD
      8. What to Know When Traveling With HIV

    11. Dating & Relationships

      1. Safe Sex When You’re HIV-Positive
      2. How to Protect Your Partner When You Have HIV
      3. Tips for Dating When You're HIV-Positive
      4. HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men: What to Know
      5. HIV in Women Who Have Sex With Women

    12. Support & Resources

      1. HIV-Positive: Know Your Rights and Find Support
      2. What to Do About Discrimination Because of HIV
      3. Federal Disability Insurance When You Have AIDS
      4. HIV Disclosure: What Does the Law Say?
      5. What Is HIV Status Discrimination?
      6. How HIV Case Managers Can Help You
      7. Self-Care Guide for People With HIV
      8. Late-Stage AIDS Care
      9. Tips for AIDS Caregivers

    13. Prevention

      1. Is HIV Preventable?

        1. How Can You Prevent an HIV Infection?
        2. Dental Dam

      2. PrEP and PEP

        1. HIV: What Is Treatment as Prevention?
        2. FAQ: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV
        3. What to Know About PrEP for Women
        4. Disparities in PrEP
        5. How Much Does Truvada for PrEP Cost?
        6. How Effective Is PrEP for HIV and AIDS?
        7. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
        8. HIV PEP After Rape and Sexual Assault

      3. Vaccines Potential

        1. Could a Vaccine Fight HIV?
        2. How Soon Will There Be an HIV Vaccine?

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    • HIV-Related Skin Conditions

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