Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication.

When were you diagnosed with HIV, and what has been your experience living with it over the years?I tested HIV positive in 2003 when I was taken to Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital in Uyo, now ...

The Demographic and Health Surveys, a data collection project in 90 countries that were crucial and sometimes the only sources of information on maternal and child health and mortality, nutrition, ...

An HIV rash is a common symptom among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition to a rash that appears as an early sign of HIV, you may be at risk for other types of rashes if ...

HIV and AIDS are related, but they are not the same thing. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a sexually transmitted virus that causes illness by gradually breaking down a person's immune system ...

Remember when an HIV diagnosis felt like a death sentence? Those days are gone. Modern medicine has transformed HIV from a fatal disease to a manageable chronic condition. But there’s a catch ...

The Federal Government has allocated N700bn for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, malaria, and immunisation, the ...

Stakeholders have expressed concerns that the withdrawal of humanitarian aid by the United States Agency for International ...

Transgender people receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy have a 37% lower chance of acquiring HIV, and for people living with HIV, hormone therapy appears to offer a 44% lower chance of the ...

While older patients with HIV had a higher risk for cutaneous malignancies than younger adults with HIV, both groups had significantly higher risks for oncovirus infections when compared with ...

The gutting of USAID has derailed aid programs around the world. Some worry whether critical food shipments will be delivered ...

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight ...