Look up: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

1. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
   See AIDS.
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2. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
   (AIDS) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome abnormally lowered cellular immunity, caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks a subgroup of white blood cells known as CD4 cells. Persons infected with HIV are susceptible to opportunistic infections and malignancies. The virus may be transm...
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3. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
   AIDS. Caused by a strain of HIV that can be transmitted through sexual contact, contaminated blood or bodily fluids, contaminated drug needles and through childbirth if the mother is infected. The diseaseattacks and destroys the body's immune system, which makes the individual susceptible to infecti...
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4. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
   Full name for the disease AIDS
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