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AIDS prevention & treatment
The prevention and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS, which is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The illness interferes with the immune system, making people with AIDS much more likely to get infections. HIV is transmitted through direct contact with HIV-infected body fluids, such as blood, semen, and genital secretions, or from an HIV-infected mother to her child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding (through breast milk).
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AIDS prevention & treatment
penicilliosis
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei, which is endemic in Southeast Asia (especially Northern Thailand). Symptoms include fever, anemia, weight loss, and skin lesions. Penicillium ...
chagas disease
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (a type of protozoa). Chagas disease is most commonly transmitted when people come into contact with the feces of an infected riduviid bug, a ...
leishmaniasis
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania, which is usually transmitted by the bites of infected sand flies. There are four major types of leishmaniasis: cutaneous, diffuse, mucocutaneous, and ...
myopathy
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease of muscle tissue. Use of certain antiretroviral (ARV) drugs may cause myopathy.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease of the immune system due to infection with HIV. HIV destroys the CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4 cells) of the immune system, leaving the body vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers. ...
oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease of the mucous membranes that occurs mostly in people with HIV. Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is characterized by white or gray lesions that usually develop on the tongue or the inside of the ...
coagulopathy
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease or condition that affects the blood's ability to coagulate (clot) normally.
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