What is HIV? HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is the virus
that causes AIDS. HIV damages the body’s immune system. The
immune system protects the body from disease. HIV has many
stages. People can have HIV for years without getting sick. They
may look and feel healthy and not know they have What is AIDS?
AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, is the advanced
stage of the HIV disease when the immune system becomes very
weak. When this happens, other diseases and infections can enter
the body. What are the symptoms? Many of the symptoms of HIV are
also symptoms of other illnesses or infections. These may weight
loss of more than 10 pounds fever and/or drenching night sweats
tiredness or diarrhea glands--usually in the neck, armpits or
groin spots or unusual sores on the tongue or mouth How do
people get HIV? HIV is in human blood, semen, vaginal fluids and
breast milk. You can get HIV if: have oral, vaginal or anal sex
with someone who has HIV share needles and works to inject
drugs, vitamins or ster