: a disease of the human immune system that is characterized cytologically especially by reduction in the numbers of CD4-bearing helper T cells to 20 percent or less of normal thereby rendering the subject highly vulnerable to life-threatening conditions (such as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) and to some (such as Kaposi's sarcoma) that become life-threatening and that is caused by infection with HIV commonly transmitted in infected blood especially during illicit intravenous drug use and in bodily secretions (such as semen) during sexual intercourse
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Quinn is one of the trustees of the House of Taylor and of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and works on continuing his grandmother’s legacy of activism.
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
Established in 1991, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation would prove the perfect use for Taylor’s immense fame, raising millions for the cause.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
Later, there were commercials for her fragrance line and pioneering philanthropy in AIDS research.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Bankrolled by the California Apartment Association, Proposition 34 takes direct financial aim at Michael Weinstein and his multibillion-dollar AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the primary funder of this year’s rent control measure and the last two, each rejected by about 60% of voters.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
Established in 1991, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation would prove the perfect use for Taylor’s immense fame, raising millions for the cause.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
Later, there were commercials for her fragrance line and pioneering philanthropy in AIDS research.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Bankrolled by the California Apartment Association, Proposition 34 takes direct financial aim at Michael Weinstein and his multibillion-dollar AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the primary funder of this year’s rent control measure and the last two, each rejected by about 60% of voters.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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“AIDS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AIDS. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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AIDS
noun
: a serious disease of the human immune system marked by destruction of a large proportion of the helper T cells in the body due to infection by the HIV virus commonly transmitted especially in blood and semen
Medical Definition
AIDS
noun
: a disease of the human immune system that is characterized cytologically especially by a reduction in the numbers of CD4-bearing helper T cells to 20 percent or less of normal thereby rendering the subject highly vulnerable to life-threatening conditions (as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) and to some that become life threatening (as Kaposi's sarcoma) and that is caused by infection with HIV commonly transmitted in infected blood especially during illicit intravenous drug use and in bodily secretions (as semen) during sexual intercourse
called also acquired immune deficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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