HIV/AIDS is a priority for NIAID. Our research aims to: prevent new transmissions; end HIV-related deaths and complications; and discover a cure.

Learn more about HIV treatment as prevention. After I begin HIV treatment, how long does it take for the risk of sexually transmitting HIV to become effectively zero? There is effectively no risk …

HIV/AIDS Treatment One of NIAID’s greatest success stories is that its research led to the development of numerous antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, turning what was once a …

Apr 11, 2024 · HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV attacks the immune system by entering and destroying …

Preventing new HIV transmissions is a key step toward ending the HIV pandemic as we know it. NIAID-supported researchers have worked since the early days of AIDS in the 1980s to …

Aug 6, 2024 · Many promising HIV cure strategies use broadly neutralizing antibodies, or bNAbs, which can neutralize a wide range of HIV variants, homing in on and binding to specific viral …

The HIV Database and Analysis Unit provides an integrated repository of HIV sequence and immunological data from publications, by (i) curating and maintaining a relational database …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are caused by pathogens transmitted from person to person through sexual contact. STIs can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. STIs have a …

Jun 19, 2018 · HIV Replication Cycle This infographic illustrates the HIV replication cycle, which begins when HIV fuses with the surface of the host cell. A capsid containing the virus’s …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a strategy in which people routinely take one or more antiretroviral drugs to reduce their chances of getting HIV. Two PrEP methods are currently …