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There are four stages of HIV infection: primary, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and AIDS. Knowing what stage an individual is in helps physicians to design treatment plans.

The World Health Organization developed a list of symptoms to help health care workers decide which of the four stage of HIV an individual is in.

For almost 30 years, health officials have struggled to contain AIDS, which is now known to be the end result of HIV infection.

The World Health Organization provides valuable information about HIV/AIDS - one of the most significant public health challenges across the globe.

AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, which killed an estimated 2.1 million people in 2007, but some individuals have been found to be resistant to HIV/AIDS.

Nearly 1200 children are infected with HIV each day, many of whom end up as orphans - along with millions of other children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.

The human immunodeficiency virus causes an infection that slowly leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. What happens along the way?

Report from the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS confirms that HIV infection rate has dropped significantly in past eight years.

The lives of AIDS patients are hinging on new treatments, but preventing HIV infection is still a challenge. Here is a summary of recent developments.

Genetics has shown that HIV, known as the AIDS virus, has a longer history of infection in North America than once thought.