General Information: Basic HIV/AIDS Information
Source: AIDSinfo
Poster created by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) that features images of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antiretroviral medications, grouped by drug class.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/HIV_Pill_Poster.pdf
Source: National Institutes of Health
General information on the latest advances in HIV/AIDS research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://www.nih.gov/science/hiv/index.htm
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Basic information about HIV/AIDS, including information on transmission methods, HIV tests, and prevention strategies.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/index.htm
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Information about the biology of HIV and the class of viruses it belongs to.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hivaids/understanding/biology/Pages/biology.aspx
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about taking care of someone with AIDS at home.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/careathome.htm
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Information about the different factors that affect the progression of HIV.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Biology/pages/factors.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Fact sheet with a list of behaviors considered risk factors for contracting HIV, including quick facts about HIV transmission.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/riskFactors.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
An index of the HIV/AIDS fact sheets produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), including quick facts on HIV/AIDS, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hivaids/understanding/Pages/Default.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
List of links to HIV/AIDS information from government and nongovernment sources.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/howHIVCausesAIDS/pages/connectionresources.aspx
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
List of links to HIV/AIDS-related topics on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/index.htm
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Fact sheet containing a list of the symptoms that HIV-infected people may experience; symptoms in the early and later stages of infection are included.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/symptoms.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Description of testing and diagnosis of HIV in patients, including the types of tests performed.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/diagnosis.aspx
Source: AIDSinfo
Fact sheet with basic information about HIV/AIDS, including transmission methods and treatment options.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/HIVAIDS_theBasics.pdf
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Definitions of the terms HIV and AIDS.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/whatAreHIVAIDS.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
General description of how HIV transforms into AIDS.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/howHIVCausesAIDS/Pages/cause.aspx
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report containing information and statistics about HIV-2 infection in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6029a3.htm
Source: AIDSinfo
Information and links about National HIV Testing Day and research and guidelines for HIV testing.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/hiv-aids-awareness-days/163/national-hiv-testing-day
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) HIV/AIDS Research Program page, which contains links to HIV/AIDS information, NIAID's research initiatives in HIV/AIDS, NIAID news and events, and more.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hivaids/Pages/Default.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Description of the structure of HIV, including information about the viral envelope and viral core illustrated with a graphic.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Biology/pages/structure.aspx
Source: AIDSinfo
Fact sheet with information about HIV testing, including the different types of HIV tests.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/TestingPositive_FS_en.pdf
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Information about the link between HIV and AIDS, including an explanation of why HIV causes AIDS.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/howHIVCausesAIDS/pages/connection.aspx
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Review of the relationship between HIV and AIDS, including the AIDS epidemic and summary of the evidence supporting HIV as the cause of AIDS.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/howHIVCausesAIDS/pages/relationshiphivaids.aspx
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