What is HIV/AIDS really?

An infectious viral disease primarily transmitted sexually.

It's a virus. It is transmitted sexually or via blood, although in the US the blood supply is heavily screened to prevent this. Teach patients to use codomes regardless of partner's sex. Encourage screening for any patients who have not practiced safe sex. It is not cureable, but preventable and containable. Those with HIV can live normal lives with new medicines. AIDS is HIV with specific low blood count parameters.