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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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Bone density test
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A test that uses low-dose x-rays to measure bone mineral density, including calcium content, in a section of bone. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are used to detect osteoporosis and ...
Blip
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A temporary, detectable increase in the amount of HIV in the blood (viral load) that occurs after antiretroviral therapy (ART) has effectively suppressed the virus to an undetectable level. Isolated ...
Hla-b5701 testing
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A test that detects the presence of HLA-B*5701. The HLA-B*5701 molecule is linked to hypersensitivity to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug abacavir. A person who tests positive for HLA-B*5701 should not ...
HLA-B*5701 test
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A test that detects the presence of HLA-B*5701. The HLA-B*5701 molecule is linked to hypersensitivity to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug abacavir. A person who tests positive for HLA-B*5701 should not ...
Semen
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A thick, whitish fluid that is discharged from the male penis during ejaculation. Semen contains sperms and various secretions. HIV can be transmitted through the semen of a man with HIV.
Contraindication
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because of potential for harm. There are two types of contraindications: relative and absolute.
Virucide
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A substance that can destroy or inactivate a virus.
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