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HIV human immunodeficiency virus.

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HIV (ch-v)

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Human immunodeficiency virus; 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. Also called AIDS virus, human T-cell leukemia virus type III, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type III, lymphadenopathy-associated virus.

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HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS. The risk of acquiring AIDS is increased by the presence of gonorrhea or other sexually transmitted diseases.

Mentioned in: Antiviral Drugs, Gonorrhea

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HIV,

abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus.

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HIV,

n human immunodeficiency virus; one of two retrovirus strains, HIV-1, or HIV-2, that attacks the T cells of the immune system with debilitat-ing effects, producing a syndrome called acquired immune deficiency (AIDS).

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HIV,

n See human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

An RNA retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that infects and destroys vital cells of the human immune system, such as helper T cells (CD4+ cells). It causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and may lead to complications such as anterior uveitis, viral keratitis, cytomegalovirus retinitis, microvascular abnormalities of the conjunctiva and/or retina, etc. See acquired immunodeficiency (AIDS) syndrome.

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Patient discussion about HIV disease.

Q. HIV - does it infect specific Blood Types? A friend of mine joined the army and they took him to an experiment and infected him with HIV. But he was not infected- he said because he has a certain blood type. Is this true?

A. HIV, as all other viruses need specific cells,s surface proteins which called receptors,in case of HIV these receptors are found in certain WBCs that known as T-helper cells which named as T4 cells. All humans have these T4 cells but some people lack the receptor that necessary for virus attachment and pentration of the cell which leeds to the inablity of the virus to cause infection and become a target for the immune system. But they c can infect other suseptable people.

Q. what is HIV? how do i stay a way of it? is there a cure for it?

A. HIV is a virus that enters a group of specific immune system's cells and kills them. it takes it a while but it does it eventually without the body able to defend itself. i mean it does defend itself but not so efficient. so after something like 5 years your body who's been manufacturing white blood cells to fight infections just can't handle it any more. and then you have a low white blood cells count and opportunist infections can infect without your immune system stopping them. Tubercolosis, varicella Zuster, funguses...and then one of them kills you. there is no cure. there are medicines that can stop it from getting worse and you can live much much longer but you rather avoid that and just use a condom.

Q. What are the early symptoms of an HIV infection? Can I define it from other diseases? I heard that there is a sore throat and fever- but that can be anything…anything special?

A. HIV virus infects the cells that responsible for the immune system causing AIDS sometimes after a long incubation period that extends to almost ten years. AIDS it self has no determined clinical signs because the infection destroy the defense system in the body which expose it to infection with other diseases causative agents. So the clinical manifestations which appear during HIV infection are a collection of parasitic diseases including those with lower digree of harm.