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What is HIV?

Treating HIV

Living with HIV

Other health problems

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HIV and other health problems

People living with HIV often have other health problems. These problems might be:

  • Infections that happen only when a person has a weak immune system (the system that protects it from germs and infections). HIV destroys the immune system
  • Infections that can happen to all people but are worse in people who are HIV+. Examples of this kind of infection are hepatitis or herpes
  • Common health problems, such as heart disease or diabetes

To help you find your way around this section of the site, click on a part of the body in the diagram below. You'll learn more about what other kinds of health problems can affect people with HIV in that area of the body.

Depression is a very common condition in people with HIV. Learn more now about depression and other nervous system conditions.

Diabetes, also called "sugar blood," is one of many problems people with HIV can have with how their body takes energy from food. Learn more about how other conditions like diabetes and other metabolic problems affect people with HIV.

HIV can cause problems for your respiratory system, the mouth, nose, windpipe, and lungs. Find out more about HIV and other conditions such as pneumonia and other respiratory diseases.

HIV medicine has helped people with HIV live much longer lives. Learn more about other conditions like heart disease that people with HIV might experience as they age.

HIV can cause problems for the body's internal organs. Learn about how kidney disease and liver disease affect people with HIV.

Some people with HIV have digestion problems like diarrhea or oral thrush. Learn more about HIV-related digestive problems.

People with HIV have a much higher chance of catching and passing other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Learn more about the STDs that people with HIV can get.

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