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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
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A range of increasingly severe central nervous system complications associated with HIV infection. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) range from mild problems with memory, language, and ...
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare acute neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) primarily destroys the myelin that covers the ...
acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare acute neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) primarily destroys the myelin that covers the ...
HELLP syndrome
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare but life-threatening complication of pregnancy that is characterized by Hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells), Elevated Liver enzyme levels, and a Low Platelet count. HELLP develops late in ...
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare disorder of the central nervous system caused by the John Cunningham virus (JCV). Most people are infected with JCV by 10 years of age; however, only people with weakened immune systems ...
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare neurological disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) primarily destroys the ...
nemaline rod myopathy (NM)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by the presence of rod-like structures (nemaline bodies) in the muscle fibers and by muscle weakness. Muscle weakness can occur throughout the body, but is ...
