HIV
noun
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Jennifer Hudson will accept the first-ever Elizabeth Taylor Rowdy Activist Award for her ongoing support for people living with HIV, and for the LGBTQ+ community.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
The message is clear: Being HIV positive is nothing to be ashamed of.
—Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2024
These projects combine music, video, design, and other media to raise awareness and funds in the ongoing fight against HIV and AIDS.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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HIV
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HIV
nounNote: HIV retroviruses are transmitted through contact with blood, semen, rectal and vaginal fluids, or breast milk and typically cause flu-like symptoms during the acute phase of infection, but often cause few or no symptoms during the chronic phase of infection when treated with antiretroviral drugs.
called also AIDS virus, human immunodeficiency virus
compare hiv-1, hiv-2
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