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HIV
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HIV  (ch-v)
n.
A retrovirus that causes AIDS by infecting helper T cells of the immune system. The most common serotype, HIV-1, is distributed worldwide, while HIV-2 is primarily confined to West Africa.


HIV
abbreviation for
(Medicine / Pathology) human immunodeficiency virus; the cause of AIDS. Two strains have been identified: HIV-1 and HIV-2

HIV  (ch-v)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HIV - infection by the human immunodeficiency virusHIV - infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
viral infection, virus infection - infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
2.HIV - the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
retrovirus - any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
Translations
HIV
A. N ABBR =human immunodeficiency virusVIH m
HIV positive/negativeVIH positivo/negativo
B. CPD HIV virus Nvirus m VIH

HIV [ˌeɪtʃaɪˈviː] (=human immunodeficiency virus)
nVIH m, HIV m
modif [infection] → par le VIH; [test, testing] → pour le VIH
the HIV virus → le virus VIH HIV-negative, HIV-positive

HIV abbr of human immunodeficiency virusHIV nt; HIV positive/negativeHIV-positiv/-negativ

HIV [ˌeɪtʃaɪˈviː] n abbr =human immunodeficiency virusHIV m inv

HIV
abbr HIV [ˌeitʃ ai ˈviː]
human immunodeficiency virus; a virus that causes AIDS. MIV فيروس فقدان المناعه: الأيدْز ХИВ HIV hiv HIV-Virus ο ιός που προκαλεί Έιτζ HIV HIV ويروس ايدز HIV VIA נְגִיף הָאֵיידס एचआईवी HIV HIV-vírus HIV HIV エイズウイルス 인체 면역 결핍 바이러스 ŽIV (žmogaus imunodeficito virusas) HIV HIV hiv-virus, aidsvirus hiv HIV ВИЧ, вирус иммунодефицита человека HIV – imunodeficienčný vírus virus HIV SIDA hiv เชื่อโรคเอดส์ bağışıklık sistemini bozan virüs 愛滋病毒(縮寫) вірус імунного дефіциту людини وہ وائرس جس سے ایڈز ہو جاتا ہے vi rút HIV


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They reminded us that before the popularisation of the virus -- HIV/Aids hypothesis -- many American and some European investigators had postulated that the epidemic was a collection of drug and lifestyle diseases.
The distinctive and improbable claim of the HIV/AIDS hypothesis is that the HIV supposedly damages the immune system only after the immune system has successfully countered the primary infection and reduced vital activity to negligible levels.
a biochemist, is president of the Helicon Foundation in San Diego and secretary of the Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV/AIDS Hypothesis.
 
 
 
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