Dating is an exciting period of exploration and connection, yet it’s crucial to be mindful of potential health risks, such as the transmission of HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. Despite the ...

HIV cannot spread through casual contact, like hugging or sharing utensils. HIV needs direct body fluid exchange and cannot live long outside the body. Preventative measures have lowered the risk of ...

Among adults, HIV is transmitted mainly by unprotected sex but also by unsterile hypodermic needles and transfusions of contaminated blood. Mother-child transmission can occur during pregnancy, birth, ...

That’s where longer-acting injections can come in—they can help provide protection against HIV, without the burden of taking ...

You may have heard about Descovy (des-ko'-vee), a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015. Descovy is approved to treat HIV. It can also help prevent people from getting HIV through sex. People with HIV ...

Left: Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note the envelope protein that protects the virus against immunological detection and the small genome consisting of two short strands of RNA ...