AIDS Information

1. What is HIV and AIDS?
   
2. Who is at risk?
   
3. Signs and Symptoms
   
4. Diagnosis
   
5. Treatment Overview
   
6. Prognosis
   

AIDS Treatments

• ►Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (RTIs)
  • zidovudine (Retrovir)
  • didanosine (Videx)
  • stavudine (Zerit)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • Viread (tenofovir)
  • Sustiva (efavirenz)
  • Viramune (nevirapine)
  • Rescriptor (delavirdine)
  • Intelence (etravirine)

• ►Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
  • Aptivus (tipranavir)
  • Crixivan (indinavir)
  • Invirase (saquinavir)
  • Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir)
  • Lexiva (fosamprenavir)
  • Norvir (ritonavir)
  • Prezista (darunavir)
  • Reyataz (atazanavir)
  • Viracept (nelfinavir)

• ►Fusion Inhibitors
  • Fuzeon (enfuvirtide)
  • Selzentry (maraviroc)

• ►Integrase Inhibitors
  • Isentress (raltegravir)

• ►Treatments under Development

Personal Perspectives

1. Dab Garner: Spreading Hope One Bear Hug At A Time
2. Kengi Carr: His Journey Home
3. Kenn Chaplin: A Blogger’s “Journey With AIDS”

Physician Perspectives

1. Dr. Maria Patterson: Treating HIV-Positive Children

Patient Help Center

1. Directory of Treatment Centers
2. Books About AIDS
3. Dietary Supplements For HIV/AIDS Patients
4. Dating And HIV
5. Adoption And AIDS: Can I Adopt If I Am HIV-Positive?
6. Adoption And AIDS: Adopting An HIV-Positive Child
7. Pet Ownership For People With HIV/AIDS
8. Employment, Health Insurance, And HIV
9. The H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine And HIV/AIDS
10. Glossary