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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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Ecchymosis
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A blue or purplish bruise that results from bleeding under the skin.
Drug interaction
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A change in a drug's effect on the body when taken with certain other drugs, supplements, or food, or when taken together with certain medical conditions. A drug interaction may cause the drug to be ...
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A chronic infection of the lymphatic system caused by three strains of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms include ...
Hormone
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A chemical messenger produced by the body and carried by the blood to tissues and organs. Hormones regulate many different body processes, including growth and development, metabolism, sexual ...
Drug-drug interaction
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A change in a drug's effect on the body when the drug is taken together with a second drug. A drug-drug interaction can delay, decrease, or enhance absorption of either drug. This can make either or ...
Serologic test
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A blood test to detect the presence of antibodies against a microorganism. A serologic test can determine whether a person has been exposed to a particular microorganism.
Nucleotide
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A building block of nucleic acids. DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.
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