AIDS

AIDS
Definition
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It was first recognized in the United States in 1981.
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AIDS is the deadly disease caused by HIV---an insidious virus that attacks the immune system, weakening the body's ability to fight off germs and hold back cancer.
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AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks and weakens the body's immune system. The immune system is then unable to fight infection and diseases that invade the body.
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AIDS is considered one of the most devastating public health problems in recent history.
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An HIV-infected child is usually diagnosed with AIDS when the immune system becomes severely damaged or other types of infections occur. As the immune system deteriorates, complications begin to develop.
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AIDS
By the end of 1993, 5,234 pediatric cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control, and the CDC estimates that within the next few years, 10,000 to 20,000 children will have AIDS.
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AIDS-Associated Tumors
What are AIDS-associated tumors?
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) attacks the body's immune system.
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AIDS is a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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AIDS, HIV
Dr Rob Hicks
In the UK, it's estimated that about 60,000 people live with HIV. About one in four of these don't know that they have it.
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Protease inhibitors are used in HIV/AIDS treatment. The protease inhibitors represented a major advance in treating HIV infection and AIDS. However, these drugs are not entirely without side effects.
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HIV: Acronym for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-associated virus and the lymphadenopathy virus.
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ANNOUNCER: People with HIV and AIDS can experience a wide variety of changes in their bodies. Sometimes it's an unusual redistribution of fat in conditions known as lipodystrophy and lipoatrophy, which are linked to certain anti-HIV drugs.
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV)
AIDS (HIV)
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Kaposi's Sarcoma
PCP (Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia)
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia ...
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The following organizations are excellent resources for AIDS information: ...
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AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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AIDS dementia complex typically occurs as CD4+ count falls to less than 200 cells/microliter. It may be the first sign of AIDS.
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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome): Aids has many symptoms; see "AIDS." ...
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AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
opportunistic infections (unlikely to occur in early stages of HIV disease)
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
candidiasis
cytomegalovirus infection
toxoplasmosis
cryptosporidium enterocolitis ...
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AIDS Helplines
[Support Group]
AIDS-related lymphoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
AIDS-related lymphoma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] ...
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AIDS-DEFINING ILLNESS: Any one of a number of serious diseases that, if experienced by a person with HIV, is sufficient for a diagnosis of AIDS.
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AIDS. An acquired defect in immune system function caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease of the immune system caused by the HIV virus.
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An AIDS-related brain illness has developed, including HIV encephalopathy (AIDS dementia) or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
There is severe body wasting (HIV wasting syndrome).
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see AIDS.
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Aids - or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, fatal disease caused by a rapidly mutating retrovirus that attacks the immune system and leaves the victim vulnerable to infections, malignancies, ...
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HIV and AIDS continues to spread. This article looks at how the infection is transmitted and how to prevent it.
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Illnesses such as AIDS impair the immune system, as can treatment for cancer, or taking anti-rejection drugs used for organ transplant recipients. These individuals have a substantially greater risk from a histoplasmosis infection.
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) A viral disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infections, leaving the body susceptible to many other diseases. Acute A sudden onset of symptoms or disease.
Adenocarcinoma See Carcinoma.
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GEM 91: An antisense compound in Phase Ib/II clinical trials (91-006 and 91-007) for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
GEM 92: In development related to the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
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For patients that have rheumatoid arthritis that has failed to respond adequately to NSAIDS, your doctor will consider a different class of medication called disease-modifying drugs or DMARDS.
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HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, can also cause glomerular disease. Between 5 and 10 percent of people with HIV experience kidney failure, even before developing full-blown AIDS.
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anaesthetics, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and other blood pressure-lowering drugs can increase the blood pressure-lowering effects of beta-blockers ...
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Are you taking blood thinners or NSAIDS (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin)?
Have you ingested black licorice, lead, Pepto-Bismol, or blueberries?
Have you had any abdominal trauma or swallowed a foreign object accidentally?
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Pregnancy
Diabetes mellitus, AIDS, herpes simplex
Sugar intake
Tight clothing
Allergic reaction
Prescribed drugs, e.g. antibiotics, corticosteroids, female sex hormones ...
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Usually occurs in the immunocompromised individual (AIDS). Oral thrush is a predisposing factor. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, pain on swallowing, and oral lesions. Diagnosis is made using UGI endoscopy.
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Psoriasis may be aggravated by injury or irritation (such as cuts, burns, rashes, insect bites). It may be severe in immunosuppressed people (like those with AIDS or undergoing chemotherapy for cancer), ...
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Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV; also called human herpesvirus 8) is a lymphotropic herpesvirus that is the etiologic agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma as well as of two AIDS-related lymphoproliferative syndromes.
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Conventional viruses produce slow virus diseases such as SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL), and AIDS.
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One of the most infamous CDs due to its importance in AIDS. CD4 (T4) is the protein embedded on the surface of T-helper and other white-blood cells to which HIV attaches itself.
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