HIV
noun
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
At the onset, AIDS may have been characterized as a white gay man’s disease, but in 2021, women made up nearly 20% of new HIV patients.
—Lz Granderson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
After her crowning, Vega vowed to continue working towards research and awareness for HIV/AIDS.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Given the struggles the HIV vaccine field has faced, long-acting PrEP marks the best near-term hope for providing individuals with extended protection.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 5 June 2024
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HIV
nounNote: HIV retroviruses are transmitted through contact with blood, semen, rectal and vaginal fluids, or breast milk and typically cause flu-like symptoms during the acute phase of infection, but often cause few or no symptoms during the chronic phase of infection when treated with antiretroviral drugs.
called also AIDS virus, human immunodeficiency virus
compare hiv-1, hiv-2
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