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human immunodeficiency virus
med.
HI virus
(
Andrey Truhachev
)
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
med.
The virus that causes AIDS, which is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV is a retrovirus that occurs as two types: HIV-1 and HIV-2. Both types are 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
.
see also
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
,
HIV-1
,
HIV-2
,
retrovirus
human
:
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