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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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Natural history study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of medical research study. In natural history studies, researchers examine how a disease or medical condition develops over time. Researchers follow participants who are at risk for or have a ...
Hodgkin disease
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). Hodgkin lymphoma is characterised by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general lymphoid tissue and by the presence of large, ...
Hodgkin lymphoma
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). Hodgkin lymphoma is characterised by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general lymphoid tissue and by the presence of large, ...
Retrospective study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of medical research study. Retrospective studies look back in time to compare a group of people with a particular disease or condition to a group of people who do not have the disease or ...
B-cell lymphoma
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system) that starts in the B lymphocytes (B cells). People with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV, are at a higher risk for B-cell ...
T lymphocyte
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of lymphocyte. There are two major types of T lymphocytes: CD8 cells (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) and CD4 cells (helper T lymphocytes); both T cell types are essential for a healthy immune ...
T cell
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of lymphocyte. There are two major types of T lymphocytes: CD8 cells (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) and CD4 cells (helper T lymphocytes); both T cell types are essential for a healthy immune ...
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