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HIV
virus
- In full:
- human immunodeficiency virus
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Gambia has low HIV prevalence - NAS director
• Dec. 24, 2024, 12:06 AM ET (The Point)
Researchers Investigate Potential Treatment for Eliminating HIV from the Brain
• Dec. 20, 2024, 4:40 AM ET (National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (.gov))
HIV-positive man attempted to rape teenager in 'horrific' attack
• Dec. 14, 2024, 3:42 AM ET (BBC)
Leaders rally behind injectable medication to free world from HIV
• Dec. 13, 2024, 3:54 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
From VOA Persian: HIV+ patients kept in regular wards in Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison
• Dec. 3, 2024, 5:56 AM ET (Voice of America)
HIV, retrovirus that attacks and gradually destroys the immune system, leaving the host unprotected against infection. HIV is classified as a lentivirus (meaning “slow virus”). Persons who are infected with HIV often die from secondary infections or cancer. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. For detailed information on HIV and disease, see AIDS.