Overview

HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. It can be transmitted through contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or vaginal fluid.

Treatment options

AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, currently has no cure, but strict adherence to targeted medical regimens are known to dramatically slow the disease's progress as well as prevent secondary infections and complications.

 

Care team

Profiles

Vidhya Prakash, MD

Infectious Disease Specialist Internal Medicine | Infectious Disease
751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Zainab Alnafoosi, MD

Infectious Diseases Physician Internal Medicine | Infectious Disease
751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Maryann Van Ryn, DNP, FNP-C

APRN Internal Medicine | Infectious Disease
520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Vidya Sundareshan, MD

Infectious Diseases Specialist Internal Medicine | Infectious Disease
751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Sana Waqar, MD

Infectious Diseases Specialist Internal Medicine | Infectious Disease
751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702

 

Care facilities

Locations

 

Clinical trials

You can be the future of medicine

At SIU Medicine, our physicians and scientists conduct clinical trials and research studies with the aim of translating findings into new, more effective treatments.