HIV

English - Turkish

Definition of HIV in English Turkish dictionary: (Askeri) insan bağışıklık sistemi yetersiliğine neden olan virus (hiv virusu -AIDS) (human immuno-deficiency virus)

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of HIV in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Aids virüsü
hıv: Vücudun direncini sağlayan lenfositlerin tahribi

English - English

Definition of HIV in English English dictionary: human immunodeficiency virus; If someone is HIV positive, they are infected with the HIV virus, and may develop AIDS. If someone is HIV negative, they are not infected with the virus. a type of virus (=a very small living thing that causes disease) that enters the body through blood or sexual activity, and can develop into AIDS HIV positive/negative (=having or not having HIV in your body). in full human immunodeficiency virus Retrovirus associated with AIDS. HIV attacks and gradually destroys the immune system, leaving the host unprotected against infection. It cannot be spread through casual contact but instead is contracted mainly through exposure to blood and blood products (e.g., by sharing hypodermic needles or by accidental needle sticks), semen and female genital secretions, or breast milk. A pregnant woman can pass the virus to her fetus across the placenta. The virus first multiplies in lymph nodes near the site of infection. Once it spreads through the body, usually about 10 years later, symptoms appear, marking the onset of AIDS. Multidrug "cocktails" can delay onset, but missing doses can lead to drug resistance. Like other viruses, HIV needs a host cell to multiply. It attacks helper T cells and can infect other cells. A rapid mutation rate helps it foil both the immune system and treatment attempts. No vaccine or cure exists. Abstinence from sex, use of condoms or other means to prevent sexual transmission of the disease, and avoidance of needle sharing have reduced infection rates in some areas; HIV is a virus which reduces people's resistance to illness and can cause AIDS. HIV is an abbreviation for `human immunodeficiency virus'; virus transmitted through bodily fluids which weakens the immune system and causes AIDS (incurable disease characterized by a deterioration of the immune system); infection by the human immunideficiency virus; The virus that causes AIDS (Read about "AIDS"); Human immune deficiency virus (also human immunodeficiency virus) A virus that infects T cells and leads to AIDS HIV is a type D retrovirus that belongs to the lentivirus sub-family; Human Immunodeficiency Virus The virus that can lead to AIDS; human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS; The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is recognized as the cause of or a major contributor to AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus associated with AIDS The Anti-HIV test for exposure to the AIDS virus detects antibodies to HIV A confirmed positive result from the anti-HIV means that the person has been exposed to the AIDS virus, has developed antibodies to the virus and may be a carrier of the virus All blood units that test positive are destroyed and the blood donor is permanently deferred from donating blood Testing for the AIDS antibody began in April 1985 Testing for the antigen began in 1996; Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes HIV infection and AIDS This retrovirus targets CD4 cells in the body, eventually leading to their destruction However, HIV infection is driven by viral replication rather than by immune system destruction; The virus that causes AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (1 & 2) - The viruses which cause Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Current donor testing includes a test to detect the antibodies to HIV In 1996, an additional test for the antigen for virus 1 was implemented This enhancement reduced the number of days required to detect the virus in donor testing; Human immuno-deficiency virus Virus that causes AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus The virus that causes AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A type of retrovirus that is responsible for the fatal illness Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Human Immundoeficiency Virus; Human Immuniodeficiency Virus; Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus which causes AIDS There are three variants: HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV type O HIV -1 is by the far the most common worldwide; Human immunodeficiency virus The term "HIV" has been internationally accepted in the scientific community as the appropriate name for the retrovirus that is the causative agent of AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS Many patients with HIV also are infected with hepatitis C; retrovirus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
HIV virus: A common (but pleonastic) variant form of the initialism HIV
infected with HIV: suffering from AIDS