CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the origins, treatments and global response to HIV and AIDS. Facts. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.. AIDS stands for acquired ...

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV/AIDS is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, sharing needles with an infected ...

Medical community agrees HIV causes AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system by attaching to and killing immune system cells called CD4 ...

So, if scientists can do it so quickly for COVID-19, why can't they come up with a vaccine to prevent HIV? A big part of the reason, says Warren, is the rate at which the AIDS virus mutates. "The ...

1986: The virus causing AIDS was officially named HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus. 1987: The FDA approved Zidovudine (AZT), the first antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV.

AIDS, in which the amount of CD4 cells fall below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood (as opposed to the normal level of 500-1,500). HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both cause AIDS.

AIDS, in which the amount of CD4 cells fall below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood (as opposed to the normal level of 500-1,500). HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both cause AIDS.

AIDS, in which the amount of CD4 cells fall below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood (as opposed to the normal level of 500-1,500). HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both cause AIDS.