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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV
When to seek urgent care: Seek testing if exposed; treatable as chronic condition

Key facts

Family
Retroviridae
Type
RNA virus
Severity
Variable
Incubation
2-4 weeks (early)
Vaccine
None
Est. cases tracked
38,457

Symptoms

Flu-like illness (early)Often asymptomatic for yearsOpportunistic infections (late)

Transmission

BloodSexualMother-to-child

Prevention

Safe sexPrEPAvoid sharing needles

Treatment

Antiretroviral therapy (lifelong)

Related viruses (same family)

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1Human T-lymphotropic virus 2
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