Top Questions about HIV Prevention and Women (PDF, 119 KB)
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Gina M. Brown, M.D., Coordinator, Microbicides and Women and Girls Research, Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention staff
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS staff
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National Institute on Drug Abuse staff
HIV and AIDS
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). HIV can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). One in four people in the United States with HIV is female. In the United States, women are most likely to get HIV from having sex with a man.
Top questions about women and HIV
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