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AIDS prevention & treatment
The prevention and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS, which is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The illness interferes with the immune system, making people with AIDS much more likely to get infections. HIV is transmitted through direct contact with HIV-infected body fluids, such as blood, semen, and genital secretions, or from an HIV-infected mother to her child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding (through breast milk).
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AIDS prevention & treatment
people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
Infants, children, adolescents, and adults infected with HIV/AIDS.
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare disorder of the central nervous system caused by the John Cunningham virus (JCV). Most people are infected with JCV by 10 years of age; however, only people with weakened immune systems ...
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
The virus that causes AIDS, which is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV is a retrovirus that occurs as two types: HIV-1 and HIV-2. Both types are transmitted through direct contact with ...
mortality
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
The state of being mortal (subject to death). Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death among a defined population during a specified time period.
sexual transmission
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
Transmission of HIV, or other sexually transmitted infection, from one individual to another as the result of sexual contact.
formulation
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
The physical form in which a drug is manufactured or administered. Examples of formulations include tablets, capsules, powders, and oral and injectable solutions. A drug may be available in multiple ...
incubation period
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
The time between infection with a pathogen and the onset of disease symptoms.
