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HIV

(Encyclopedia) HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2…

AIDS, in medicine

(Encyclopedia) AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, fatal disease caused by a rapidly mutating retrovirus that attacks the immune system and leaves the victim vulnerable to infections,…

protease inhibitor

(Encyclopedia) protease inhibitorprotease inhibitorprōˈtē-āsˌ [key], any of a class of drugs that interfere with replication of the AIDS virus (HIV), by blocking an enzyme (protease) necessary in the…

Women with HIV

The Question: How many women are living with HIV around the world? The Answer: According to the World Health Organization, 17.4 million women were living with HIV in 2014. For more…

HIV/AIDS: Diagnosis & Anti-HIV Therapy

Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyHIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons…

Barré-Sinoussi, Françoise

(Encyclopedia) Barré-Sinoussi, Françoise, 1947–, French virologist, Ph.D. Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1974. She has been a professor at the Pasteur Institute since 1974 and was appointed head of its…

AZT

(Encyclopedia) AZT or zidovudinezidovudinezīdōˈvy&oomacr;dēnˌ [key], drug used to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS; also called…

HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?

Where Did HIV Come From?HIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned…

HIV/AIDS: Introduction

IntroductionHIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons LearnedThe June 5,…