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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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infectious disease
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease that is caused by a microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, or parasite, that is not normally found in the body and is capable of causing infection. Some, but not all, infectious ...
live attenuated
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease-causing virus or bacterium that is weakened in a laboratory so it cannot cause disease (or only mild disease). Live attenuated viruses are often used as vaccines because, although weakened, ...
attenuated
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A disease-causing virus or bacterium that is weakened in a laboratory so it cannot cause disease (or only mild disease). Live attenuated viruses are often used as vaccines because, although weakened, ...
approved drug
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale in the United States. The extensive FDA drug approval process includes many steps, including laboratory and animal studies, clinical ...
antisense antiviral
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A drug made of short segments of DNA or RNA that can bind to and alter or suppress the function of viral DNA or RNA. Antisense antivirals prevent viruses from replicating.
investigational new drug (IND) application
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A drug sponsor’s request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to test an investigational drug in humans. FDA review of an investigational new drug (IND) application ensures that the ...
new drug application (NDA)
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A drug sponsor's request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to sell and market a new drug in the United States. A new drug application (NDA) includes enough information for the ...
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