Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hiv

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus of the Retroviridae family that infects CD4-bearing immune cells, chiefly T-helper lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, integrating its reverse-transcribed genome into host DNA and progressively depleting CD4+ T cells until untreated infection advances to …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 74× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-2108 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus of the Retroviridae family that infects CD4-bearing immune cells, chiefly T-helper lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, integrating its reverse-transcribed genome into host DNA and progressively depleting CD4+ T cells until untreated infection advances to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Two types circulate, HIV-1 and HIV-2, transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal and rectal fluids, and breast milk, with mother-to-child transmission a continuing concern in high-burden settings. Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) suppresses viral replication, restores CD4 counts, and renders the virus untransmittable when viral load is undetectable, shifting HIV toward a manageable chronic condition. Research in this area spans virological monitoring of CD4 count and viral load, prevention of vertical transmission among infants born to seropositive mothers, serodiscordant-couple dynamics, co-infection with malaria and other endemic pathogens, and the cognitive and psychosocial dimensions of aging with HIV. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work emphasizing sub-Saharan and other resource-variable populations, addressing knowledge, attitudes, and preventive-lifestyle practices among adolescents and students, orphan care, counseling and testing uptake, and behavioral interventions that complement biomedical prevention and treatment strategies across the HIV care continuum.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 74 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Cervical Cancer (ISSN 2997-2108).

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