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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, see AIDS AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, fatal disease caused by a rapidly mutating retrovirus that attacks the immune system and leaves the victim vulnerable to infections, malignancies, and neurological disorders. ..... Click the link for more information. . AIDSin full acquired immunodeficiency syndromeTransmissible disease of the immune system caused by HIV. AIDS is the last stage of HIV infection, during which time the individual develops frequently fatal infections and cancers, including Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus (CMV), lymphoma, and Kaposi sarcoma. The first AIDS cases were identified in 1981, HIV was isolated in 1983, and blood tests were developed by 1985. According to the UN's 2004 report on AIDS, some 38 million people are living with HIV, approximately 5 million people become infected annually, and about 3 million people die each year from AIDS. Some 20 million people have died of the disease since 1981. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for some 70 percent of all HIV infections. Rates of infection are lower in other parts of the world, but the epidemic is spreading rapidly in eastern Europe, India, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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* Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): A disease of the
body's immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). Acquired is the "A" in AIDS, the acronym that in fill
identifies the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (1982). A non-invasive index
for the diagnosis of pneumocytis carinni pneumonia (PCP) in patients
with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). |
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