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AIDS(acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system.AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death among people aged 25- 44 in the United States, down from number ...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 19, 2008
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV). It was first recognized in the United States in 1981.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS) is the final and most serious stage of the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. Symptoms begin when an HIV-positive person presents a CD4-cell(also called T cell, a type of immune cell) count...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
A person with HIV can look and feel perfectly healthy. But that person can give HIV to others as soon as he or she is infected with the virus.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV). AIDS is the advanced form of infection caused by HIV and typically only manifests itself after a long latency period after initial ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV). It was first recognized in the United States in 1981.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) by infecting helper T cells of the immune system. The most common serotype, HIV-1, is distributed worldwide, while HIV-2 is primarily confined ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is the final, life-threatening stage of infection with any of the human immunodeficiency viruses(HIV-1, its many subtypes, or HIV-2), which are transmitted from person to person sexually(including via a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
While new antiviral treatments have been developed, a vaccine has yet to be found. HIV causes AIDS(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), an unpredictable condition that may progress over many years and is characterized by a slow deterioration of th...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
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