Given how mosquitoes bite multiple people in a short amount of time, it's understandable to wonder if these insects could spread HIV. The thought of contracting HIV from a mosquito bite can be ...

Human immunodeficiency virus was once considered a problem of big cities and urban areas, but the South has become the new epicenter of the HIV epidemic, a University of Mississippi virologist warns.

Left: Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note the envelope protein that protects the virus against immunological detection and the small genome consisting of two short strands of RNA ...

A mathematical modeling study coordinated by UMC Utrecht has shown that sustained HIV remission (without rebound) or HIV eradication cure scenarios could consistently reduce new HIV infections among ...

Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV continues to remain a major global public health issue, and has claimed an estimated of 42.3 million lives to this date, notes the World Health Organization (WHO).

Among adults, HIV is transmitted mainly by unprotected sex but also by unsterile hypodermic needles and transfusions of contaminated blood. Mother-child transmission can occur during pregnancy, birth, ...