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HIV

abbreviation for

  1. human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS virus


HIV

abbreviation for

  1. human immunodeficiency virus; the cause of AIDS. Two strains have been identified: HIV-1 and HIV-2
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HIV

  1. Short for human immunodeficiency virus. Any of various strains of a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that cause AIDS by infecting the body's immune system.

HIV

  1. An abbreviation for h uman i mmunodeficiency v irus, the virus that causes AIDS.
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The federal office that serves the 57 U.S. communities hardest hit by HIV faces closure.

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Then an idea came to her during a run: create a model tracking the human impact, including the inevitable increase in HIV/AIDS infection and transmission and the subsequent rise in otherwise preventable deaths.

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The aid cuts have affected health programmes across Africa, including shipments of critical medical supplies, including HIV drugs.

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“It takes getting to Broadway to change culture,” López added, with a nod to the cultural impact that Jonathan Larson’s 1996 musical “Rent” had on the national conversation surrounding HIV/AIDS.

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The self-proclaimed prophet claims to have cured people of HIV, made the blind see, changed the fortunes of the impoverished and, on at least one occasion, walked on air.

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