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A community portal about HIV with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a retrovirus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a condition in humans in which the immune... [more]

A community portal about HIV with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a retrovirus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus .

HIV Prevention: Condoms work!

Despite an increase in intergenerational sex amongst female teenagers, despite an increase in the number of multiple partners amongst men age 15-24, despite a decrease in HIV prevention knowledge, the third South African National HIV survey conducted in 2008 showed a promising decline in the number of HIV infections amongst the 15-24 years old.

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