Despite the fact that HIV has no cure, there are drugs that can help HIV patient’s live long and healthy lives. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a treatment that reduces the progression of HIV in your body and can help you live a long and healthy life. It can also reduce or even eliminate your risk of infecting others with HIV.

ART reduces the amount of HIV in your body (known as your viral load) to the point where normal blood tests can't detect it. It's considered "undetectable" if…

There is a medical strategy for persons who are at high risk of contracting HIV that drastically reduces the risk of contracting HIV. PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. PrEP is an antiretroviral treatment that helps HIV-negative persons stay HIV-free even if they have sex without a condom with partners who are HIV-positive or unknown.

In this example, "high risk" is defined as having one or more HIV-positive sexual partners. It can also refer to having intercourse in an area…