HIV/AIDS is a priority for NIAID. Our research aims to: prevent new transmissions; end HIV-related deaths and complications; and discover a cure.

Apr 11, 2024 · HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV attacks the immune system by entering and destroying …

HIV/AIDS Treatment One of NIAID’s greatest success stories is that its research led to the development of numerous antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, turning what was once a …

Mar 26, 2019 · Still, a cure would facilitate the global eradication of HIV/AIDS. For this reason, NIAID invests in basic and clinical research aimed at developing a safe, affordable and …

What does it mean to be durably undetectable? Taking antiretroviral therapy as prescribed to suppress the amount of HIV in the blood to levels that are undetectable with standard tests. A …

Since women and girls are at particularly high risk for HIV/AIDS in many parts of the world, it is especially important to have an effective, desirable vaginal microbicide as an HIV prevention …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are caused by pathogens transmitted from person to person through sexual contact. STIs can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. STIs have a …

Aug 6, 2024 · Many promising HIV cure strategies use broadly neutralizing antibodies, or bNAbs, which can neutralize a wide range of HIV variants, homing in on and binding to specific viral …

Jan 3, 2025 · Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, which spread infectious Plasmodium parasites into a host. Traditional …

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of rare disorders caused by mutations in different genes involved in the development and function of infection-fighting immune cells. …