Category: 05: HIV Healthcare

05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications, 17: Young and Positive

HIV in the body: The HIV life cycle

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, 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 […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare

The stages of HIV & AIDS

by Ann K. Avery, MD

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 […]
00. Spanish, 03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

Síntomas del VIH: ¿Tengo VIH?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Escrito por Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, trabajadora social de VIH en MetroHealth Medical Center y revisada médicamente por Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas en MetroHealth Medical Center Ver todos los blogs en […]
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, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center A stuffy nose tells you you’ve caught a […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

What is HIV and what does HIV stand for?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, 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 […]