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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
leukocyte
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of cell found in blood and lymph. White blood cells are key components of the immune system and help fight infection and disease. Examples of white blood cells include lymphocytes, ...
single-blind study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial in which either the investigators or the participants are unaware of the treatment that the participants are receiving.
single-masked study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial in which either the investigators or the participants are unaware of the treatment that the participants are receiving.
double-blind study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the experimental treatment and which participants are receiving the control ...
double-masked study
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the experimental treatment and which participants are receiving the control ...
randomized trial
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial in which participants are assigned by chance (randomized) to treatment and control groups, or among various treatment groups. Randomization produces groups that are similar ...
controlled trial
Health care; AIDS prevention & treatment
A type of clinical trial that includes a control arm. The control arm is compared to the experimental treatment arm to determine whether the experimental treatment works.
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