Understanding HIV: Exposure, Prevention, and Treatment Options | Mass General Brigham

How is HIV transmitted? Does everyone who is exposed to HIV become infected? Are there medications that can prevent HIV infection? Eric Rosenberg, M.D., Infectious Disease Physician and Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the basics of HIV and who is at risk.

0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Understanding HIV
1:02 - HIV Infection
3:40 - Medications That May Prevent Infection
5:25 - HIV Symptoms
6:33 - Treatment

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Understanding HIV: Exposure, Prevention, and Treatment Options | Mass General Brigham