"Human immunodeficiency" refers to a condition caused by the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that weakens a person's immune system. This can make it harder for the body to fight off infections and diseases.
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Petrie, K.J., Pennebaker, J.W. et al. (2004) Effect of Written Emotional Expression on Immune Function in Patients
With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Randomized Trial.
* Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), the cause of feline AIDS, is not the same virus
as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the cause of human AIDS.
A pair of French scientists who isolated the AIDS -
causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and a German scientist who determined that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today.
The five viruses
include human immunodeficiency virus type 1, human T - cell lymphotropic virus type 1, Epstein - Barr virus, Kaposi sarcoma - associated herpesvirus, and Merkel cell polyomavirus.
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how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during pregnancy affects your long - term health, how to minimize risks, and why pla...
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that extracts of the medicinal plant Cistus incanus (Ci)
prevent human immunodeficiency viruses from infecting cells.
Two years later the cause of their immunodeficiency was identified: a retrovirus that targets white blood cells, subsequently
named human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Krebs FC, Miller SR, Ferguson ML, Labib M, Rando RF, Wigdahl B. Polybiguanides, particularly polyethylene hexamethylene biguanide, have activity
against human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Most herpes viruses remain dormant until someone's immune system weakens due to factors such as age or a disease
like human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
Discovery of a novel, advanced technique to identify the rare cells
where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hides in patients taking antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Relationship
between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV - 1) infection and chronic periodontitis — Tábata Larissa — Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
Women were also excluded from the analysis if the first prenatal visit was after 20 weeks gestation or if the mother self - reported diabetes, hypertension,
known human immunodeficiency virus status, or use of illicit drugs or cigarettes during pregnancy.
The second infection that's also been on the rise is Syphilis, particularly amongst populations that are at higher risk to
contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, such as young men who have sex with men or injection drug using adolescence.
Reduces Risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Some studies have shown that circumcision may offer an additional line of defense against STDs, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV) and
particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
This initiative is designed to
increase human immunodeficiency virus («HIV») education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities across the nation
Because human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted as cell - free virus or as infected cells (cell - associated virus), vaccines must protect against infection by both viral forms.
Researchers have used radioimmunotherapy (RIT) to destroy
remaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infected cells in the blood samples of patients treated with antiretroviral therapy, offering the promise of a strategy for curing HIV infection.
Treatment that targets the DNA in HIV - infected cells has been challenging because the persistent,
incurable human immunodeficiency virus is able to insert its own DNA into the DNA of any infected cell while disabling that cell's ability to die to save other cells from a viral invasion.
A Phase I evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of vaccination with recombinant gp160 in patients with
early human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Human Immunodeficiency VirusImage: Wikimedia commons, NIAIDThe findings suggest the virus can hide in an inactive state for long periods of time, evading treatment, even in individuals without detectable viral loads.»
The textbook picture of the
marauding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, is that it enters the body, commandeers the genetic machinery of human cells and feeds those...
Systemic Cytokine Levels Do Not Predict CD4 (+) T - Cell Recovery After Suppressive Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in
Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
10Jeffery, B.S., et al., Determination of the effectiveness of inactivation
of human immunodeficiency virus by Pretoria pasteurization.J Trop Pediatr 2001; 47 (6): p. 345 - 49.
The drug combination of elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (elvitegravir fixed combination, trade name: Stribild) has been approved in Germany since May 2013 for the treatment of adults infected
with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV - 1).
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), or tested positive
for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?
Breastfeeding should be encouraged in women who are stable on their opioid agonists, who are not using illicit drugs, and who have no other contraindications, such
as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
• The participant has an active fungal, bacterial, and / or known viral infection
including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral (A, B, or C) hepatitis (screening is not required).
Phrases with «human immunodeficiency»