Category: 05: HIV Healthcare

03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare, 07: Protecting my Partner

How do you get HIV?

by Dr. Ann Avery

Most people get HIV by having sex without a condom with somebody who is HIV-positive. By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center You can also get HIV by sharing needles with other […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications, 17: Young and Positive

HIV in the body: The HIV life cycle

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center The human body’s immune system uses a specific kind of white blood cell called CD4 or t-cells to sound the alarm when invaders like viruses […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare

The stages of HIV & AIDS

by Dr. Ann Avery

Shedding Light on The Stages of HIV and AIDS Once HIV gets into the bloodstream, it immediately starts making copies of itself that spread throughout the body. What happens next are the three stages of […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

HIV symptoms: Do I have HIV?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center A stuffy nose tells you you’ve caught a cold. A skin rash […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

What is HIV and what does HIV stand for?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Let’s look at each word: Human: Viruses attack all sorts of living things. HIV attacks people. Immunodeficiency: HIV prevents the immune system from doing its […]