Hiv Medical Definition

What Are HIV and AIDS? | HIV.gov

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HIV ( human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases.

About HIV/AIDS | HIV Basics | HIV/AIDS

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). There is currently no …

HIV/AIDS - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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HIV and AIDS: The Basics | NIH - National Institutes of …

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AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 …

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HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It weakens a person’s immune system by destroying important cells that fight disease and infection. There is currently no effective cure for HIV. …

HIV/AIDS - World Health Organization

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these …

HIV/AIDS - World Health Organization

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Advanced HIV disease (AHD), defined as having a CD4 cell count less than 200 copies, having an AIDS-defining illness, or all children less than 5 years …

HIV | definition of HIV by Medical dictionary

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n. A retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that causes AIDS by infecting helper T cells of the immune system. The most common serotype, HIV-1, is distributed worldwide, while …

HIV and AIDS | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Overview. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This kills or impairs cells of the immune system and …

Treatment | Living with HIV | HIV Basics | HIV/AIDS | CDC

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Taking your HIV medicine as prescribed helps prevent drug resistance. Drug resistance develops when people with HIV don’t take their pills as prescribed or miss their shots. …