About HIV

On this page you will find a group of documents to give you a comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS. The top section deals with general questions, and the bottom section contains research papers targeted at the medical field.

"What exactly is HIV?"
"My friend is HIV positive, am I in danger?"
"What do I need to know about HIV?"
"Can I get AIDS from kissing?"

Living in today's world requires dealing with many tough issues. HIV/AIDS is one of these and everyone needs to understand the basic facts of HIV/AIDS because it affects so many people and families each year. This section will give you a set of facts to help you get a good grasp on the disease and its characteristics. If you have a question that is not answered here, please look through the other documents listed in the Resources section, or send your question to us by using the Contact Us email form.

General Information
	What is HIV? What does HIV stand for and what does that mean?
	What is AIDS? Are HIV and AIDS the same thing?
	How is HIV diagnosed? How do you know if you have HIV?
	How does the disease progress? What are the symptoms of the disease?
	How is it transmitted? How do I get the disease?
	How is it treated? What are the medical treatments for the disease?
	How is it prevented? How do we stop the spread of HIV/AIDS?
	Where did it come from? How did the disease begin?
	HIV / AIDS Glossary Definitions of terms used in this section