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HIV and AIDS affect people and communities around the world. Learn the facts, challenge stigma, and find practical ways to support prevention, treatment, and care.
Everyone deserves dignity, accurate information, and access to care.
The basics
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks the body's immune system. Without treatment, HIV can damage the immune system over time.
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS. Effective treatment helps people with HIV live long, healthy lives.
HIV is not spread by everyday contact such as hugging, sharing food, or using the same toilet. It can be prevented, tested for, and treated.
Explore trusted resourcesHIV treatment can reduce the amount of virus in the body to an undetectable level. When a person maintains an undetectable viral load, they do not sexually transmit HIV (U=U).
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