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MEDLINEPLUS: <p>HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, kills or damages cells of the body's immune system. The most advanced stage of infection with HIV is <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hivaids.html'>AIDS</a>, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. </p><p>HIV often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person.</p><p>Women can get HIV more easily during vaginal sex than men can. And if they do get HIV, they have unique problems, including:</p><ul><li>Complications such as repeated vaginal yeast infections, severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and a higher risk of cervical cancer</li><li>Different side effects from the drugs that treat HIV</li><li>The risk of giving HIV to their baby while <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hivaidsandpregnancy.html'>pregnant</a> or during childbirth</li></ul><p>There is no cure, but there are many <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.go