HIV and AIDS

Living With HIV/AIDS
by CDC
This booklet is for people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and for their friends and families. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Methods to Prevent and Treat AIDS: Drugs, Nutrition
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In December 1995, a new class of drugs called protease inhibitors was added to the earlier approved class of nucleoside analogs, which included Retrovir (zidovudine, also known as AZT), Videx (didanosine, or ddI), Hivid (zalcitabine, or ddC), Zerit

AIDS-Related Illnesses, Pregnant Women and Children
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Because AIDS patients have suppressed immune systems, they can fall prey to certain illnesses that people with healthy immune responses don't get, or get only very rarely. One common such illness is Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)

AIDS Caregiver : Protect Yourself
by CDC
A person who has AIDS may sometimes have infections that can make you sick. You can protect yourself, however. Talk to the doctor or nurse to find out what germs can infect you and other people in the house.

Food Safety for People With AIDS
by USDA
The human body ordinarily is well-equipped to deal with these bacteria, but individuals with weakened immune systems - such as those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and those infected with the human immunodefiency virus (HIV)

Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home
by CDC
One of the best places for people with AIDS to be cared for is at home, surrounded by the people who love them. Many people living with AIDS can lead an active life for long periods of time.

AIDS : Guarding Against Infections
by CDC
People living with AIDS can get very sick from common germs and infections. Hugging, holding hands, giving massages, and many other types of touching are safe for you, and needed by the person with AIDS.

Preventing Infections from Pets
by CDC
Should I keep my pets? Yes. Most people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can and should keep their pets. Owning a pet can be rewarding. Pets can help you feel psychologically and even physically better.

HIV and Its Transmission
by CDC
Research has revealed a great deal of valuable medical, scientific, and public health information about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

AIDS Caregiver : Other Help You Can Give
by CDC
Dealing with hospitals or insurance companies, filling out forms, and looking up records can be difficult even if you are well. Many people with AIDS need help with these tasks.

AIDS Related Lymphoma
by National Cancer Institute
AIDS-related lymphoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system of patients who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Methods to Prevent and Treat AIDS: Blood Transfusion, Transplants
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
To protect patients and health-care providers against exposure to potentially contaminated blood and other body liquids, FDA established quality standards for latex and synthetic rubber gloves used during surgery and patient examination.

AIDS: Giving Care
by CDC
People living with AIDS should take care of themselves as much as they can for as long as they can. They need to be and feel as independent as possible. They need to control their own schedules, make their own decisions, and do what they want to do

Women and AIDS
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
HIV infection is growing more rapidly among women than among other groups. Last year, for the first time, more women were infected through sex than though drug use. The disease is much more easily transmitted from man to woman than vice versa.

Safe Food and Water
by CDC
You can protect yourself from many infections by preparing food and drinks properly. Meat, poultry (such as chicken or turkey), and fish can make you sick if they are raw, undercooked, or spoiled. Raw fruits and vegetables are safe to eat if you wash them

HIV, AIDS, and Older People
by National Institute on Aging
Like most people, you probably have heard a lot about HIV and AIDS. You may have thought that these diseases weren't your problem and that only younger people have to worry about them. But anyone at any age can get HIV/AIDS.

Methods to Prevent and Treat AIDS: HIV Tests, Condoms
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Home-use blood collection kits, lab tests that don't require blood, and new drugs are just a few of the new ways of diagnosing and treating HIV infection.

AIDS: Final Arrangements
by CDC
Dealing with hospitals or insurance companies, filling out forms, and looking up records can be difficult even if you are well. Many people with AIDS need help with these tasks.

AIDS in Minority Communities : Barriers to Treatment
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
For minorities, discrimination, poverty, and inadequate health care and education are barriers to meaningful prevention messages and to treatment. And often, so are traditional beliefs. Homophobia and the belief that AIDS is a gay, white man's disease

AIDS in Minority Communities
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Rapid increases in HIV infection are occurring among minorities, particularly in low-income urban African American and Hispanic communities. The problem is often compounded by lack of access to health care, cultural barriers to condom use, and denial.