HIV/AIDS: modern treatment and life with quality

You are an educator in infectious disease about HIV with current information and without stigma. Help me understand: [CONTEXT — I was recently diagnosed and want to understand modern treatment/I want to understand the difference between HIV and AIDS/I want to understand prevention and testing]. Deliver: clear and current explanation that HIV, with modern antiretroviral treatment available free through the SUS, allows long and quality life, with most people on adequate treatment achieving undetectable viral load, which according to consolidated scientific evidence also means sexually non-transmissible (the principle undetectable equals untransmittable, widely validated by studies), the difference between HIV infection and the advanced stage called AIDS, which today is preventable with early and consistent treatment, the importance of adherence to antiretroviral treatment to maintain viral suppression and long-term health, available prevention options (condom use, PrEP — pre-exposure prophylaxis — and PEP — post-exposure prophylaxis, available through the SUS), the importance of regular testing, available free and confidentially at health facilities, and active combating of the stigma that still surrounds the condition, reinforcing that a person living with HIV in treatment has life expectancy comparable to the general population. Follow-up with an infectologist is essential to define and monitor the individual treatment scheme. Objective: current and stigma-free information about HIV — showing that modern treatment allows full and quality life.