AIDS-related condition

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• AIDS-related complex — [ādz′ ri lāt΄id] n. a condition that may develop into AIDS, characterized by the enlargement of the lymph nodes …   English World dictionary

• AIDS-related complex — AIDS related complex, or ARC, was introduced by the discovery of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome in intravenous drug users and men who participated in homosexual acts in 1981. ARC is a condition in which antibody tests are positive for… …   Wikipedia

• Aids — the virus condition, was the most memorable acronym of the 20c based on acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The spelling as a word with a capital initial has superseded the older form AIDS, a preference intensified by the occurrence of several… …   Modern English usage

• AIDS — For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• AIDS — /aydz/, n. Pathol. a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi s sarcoma, and to neurological disorders:… …   Universalium

• AIDS defining clinical condition — AIDS defining clinical conditions is the terminology given to a list of diseases published by the United States government run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This list governs the U.S. government classification of HIV disease.… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS origin — HIV, the infectious agent that causes AIDS, is thought to have originated in non human primates in sub Saharan Africa and to have been transferred to humans during the 20th century.Two species of HIV infect humans: HIV 1 and HIV 2. HIV 2 may have …   Wikipedia

• AIDS Clinical Trials Group — The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) is the largest HIV clinical trials organization in the world, playing a major role in setting standards of care for HIV infection and opportunistic diseases related to HIV and AIDS in the United States and… …   Wikipedia

• Misconceptions about HIV and AIDS — The spread of HIV and AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic.[1] In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there are 33.4 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with… …   Wikipedia

• HIV and AIDS misconceptions — The spread of HIV and AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; According to the 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update , published by the UNAIDS/World Health Organization, there were an estimated 39.5 million people around the world living with HIV,… …   Wikipedia

• NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt — The AIDS Quilt The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, often abbreviated to AIDS Memorial Quilt, is an enormous quilt made as a memorial to and celebration of the lives of people who have died of AIDS related causes. Weighing an estimated 54 tons …   Wikipedia