Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME - A fatal disease that destroys the host's immune system resulting from infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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illnesses of the brain (neurological) and nerves, body wasting and death. The entire spectrum of symptoms and illnesses that can happen when HIV infection significantly depletes the body's immune defenses is called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
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ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS): The most severe manifestation of infection with HIV. The CDC lists numerous opportunistic infections and neoplasms (cancers) that, in the presence of HIV infection, constitute an AIDS diagnosis.
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
A group of diseases resulting from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIDS. An acquired defect in immune system function caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease of the immune system caused by the HIV virus.
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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, and neurological disorders.
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The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first described in 1981, and the first definitions included certain opportunistic infections, Kaposi's sarcoma, and central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas.
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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) attacks the body's immune system. The immune system is a natural defense system that protects against foreign substances and invading organisms, such as bacteria, that cause disease.
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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 tests, short for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome tests, cover a number of different procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV patients. These tests sometimes are called AIDS serology tests.
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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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The virus and the infection itself are known as HIV. The term AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is used to mean the later stages of HIV infection. Thus, the terms HIV infection and AIDS refer to different stages of the same disease.
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes infection that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV infects and gradually destroys immune system cells reducing the body's protection against infection and cancers.
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Managing HIV is a resource created by health professionals who work every day to treat people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
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An immunodeficiency disorder can be present at birth, such as severe combined immunodeficiency. It may also be acquired, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A person who has one of these disorders is prone to develop infections.
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autoimmune diseases, such as juvenile diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and anemia
immunodeficiency diseases, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
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Having an impaired immune system due to diseases such as diabetes, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and cancer.
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Cytovene-IV (ganciclovir sodium for injection) Indication: treatment of CMV retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); ...
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and formulas in China and Japan has been studied for therapeutic value in the following areas: chronic hepatitis; rheumatoid arthritis; hypertension; atopic eczema; various immunologic disorders, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); ...
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