HIV

Also known as human immunodeficiency virus, gay-related immune virus/deficiency

Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the HIV subtype.

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HIV is a virus that gradually damages the immune system, eventually leading to AIDS, a condition where the body becomes vulnerable to dangerous infections and cancers. Without treatment, people with HIV typically survive 9 to 11 years after infection, which is why early detection and medical care are important.

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Research

457,845 papers

Editorial: Anti-infective 2020: HIV-From pathogenesis to treatment.Current opinion in pharmacology · 2020Huerta LDOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2020.12.001
[HIV infection].ReviewNihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2010Nomaguchi M, Adachi A
HIV sequence databases.ReviewAIDS reviews · 2003Kuiken C, Korber B, Shafer RW
[The history of HIV].ReviewUirusu · 2025Shioda TDOI: 10.2222/jsv.75.135
NF-κB sub-pathways and HIV cure: A revisit.ReviewEBioMedicine · 2021Wong LM, Jiang GDOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103159
[Diagnosing HIV in Switzerland].ReviewTherapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique · 2014Schüpbach J, Berger C, Böni J et al.DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930/a000537
Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-2 Infection in Non-Endemic Regions.ReviewAIDS reviews · 2020Mendoza C, Lozano AB, Caballero E et al.DOI: 10.24875/AIDSRev.M20000029
HIV and the spectrum of human disease.ReviewThe Journal of pathology · 2015Lucas S, Nelson AMDOI: 10.1002/path.4449

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taxon common name: 人类免疫缺陷病毒
Commons category: HIV
external data available at URL: requenarolania.wixsite.com/jmr-miclin/tema-4-hiv
time of discovery or invention: 1983-00-00
prevalence: 0.0075

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Contents

Virology
Classification
Structure and genome
Tropism
<span id="Replication cycle">Replication cycle</span>
Entry to the cell
Replication and transcription
Recombination
Assembly and release
Spread within the body
Genetic variability
Diagnosis
Research
Treatment and transmission
History
Origins
Discovery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

In most cases, HIV is a sexually transmitted infection and occurs by contact with or transfer of blood, pre-ejaculate, semen, and vaginal fluids. Non-sexual transmission can occur from an infected mother to her infant during pregnancy, during childbirth by exposure to her blood or vaginal fluid, and through breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. Research has shown (for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples) that HIV is not contagious during sexual intercourse without a condom if the HIV-positive partner has a consistently undetectable viral load.