AIDS dementia complex (ADC; also known as HIV dementia, HIV encephalopathy and HIV-associated dementia) is a common neurological disorder associated with HIV infection and AIDS.
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What is HIV?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that is responsible for causing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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The AIDS-related cancers are a group of cancers that occur more frequently in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection than in the general population.
AIDS dysmorphic syndrome
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AIDS Prevention Is Still Important
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This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of AIDS-related lymphoma.
AIDS Adult Day Health Care Programs Policy Clarification
This is a revision to the policy clarification statements issued in March 2007 and June 2006.
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AIDS / HIV Definition
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HIV is a virus that attacks white blood cells called helper T cells (CD4). These cells are part of the immune system. They fight off infections and disease.
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Many people do not develop symptoms after getting infected with HIV. Some people have a flu-like illness within several days to weeks after exposure to the virus.
AIDS stands for "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome." AIDS is a disease that weakens the immune system to the point where an affected person is vulnerable to a wide range of infections and cancers that result in death if not treated.
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AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition first reported in the United States in 1981, that has since become a major worldwide epidemic.
AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death among people aged 25 - 44 in the United States, down from number one in 1995.
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AIDS-related cancer
Certain cancer types that are more likely to occur in people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common types are Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that is responsible for causing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic.
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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) attacks the body's immune system.
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AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This is a term which covers the range of infections and illnesses which can result from a 'weakened' immune system caused by HIV.
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS.) HIV is an infectious agent that invades and disables a person's immune system, the body's natural defense against disease.
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the life-threatening immune failure that occurs late in the progression of HIV.
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Current topics in the news regarding human immodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
HIV/AIDS: Introduction
HIV is the acronym for the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is virus that causes the incurable acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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HIV / AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stages of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that kills or damages cells of the body's immune system.
What is AIDS?
AIDS is a progression of HIV. When HIV moves into its final stages, it is considered to be AIDS.
HIV and AIDS in people over 65
HIV and AIDS is affecting an increasing number of people over the age of 50. The clinical features are similar to those in younger people but the diagnosis may not be entertained until later on in the illness.
HIV and AIDS - infection control in hospitals
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus - the virus that can cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) if untreated.
HIV AND AIDS
What is HIV and AIDS?
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV causes AIDS.
HIV and AIDS
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HIV is a virus that damages a person's immune system, the body's defence against disease.
What is AIDS?
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a term that is used to describe the late stage of HIV.
What is AIDS?
AIDS means 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
It's a condition that sets in when the HIV virus has killed so many T-helper cells that the immune system is no longer able to recognise and react to attacks from everyday infections.
AIDS itself is caused by a virus, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and people who are infected with HIV will develop AIDS over a period of years.
AIDS is primarily an immune system disorder caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but it can also affect the nervous system.
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Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-associated virus and the lymphadenopathy virus.
AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS, was first discovered in 1981 in a remote area of central Africa.
AIDS is a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease.
An AIDS-related brain illness has developed, including HIV encephalopathy (AIDS dementia) or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
There is severe body wasting (HIV wasting syndrome).
An AIDS specialist, typically an infectious disease doctor, will also know the unique ways in which HIV infection impacts a woman's health.
HIV/AIDS Causes, Testing, and Diagnosis
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks and compromises your immune system.
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