Aids-related infection

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• AIDS-related complex — n a group of symptoms (as fever, weight loss, and lymphadenopathy) that is associated with the presence of antibodies to HIV and is followed by the development of AIDS in a certain proportion of cases abbr. ARC * * * (ARC) term formerly used for… …   Medical dictionary

• AIDS-related complex — AIDS related complex, or ARC, was introduced by the discovery of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome in intravenous drug users and men who participated in homosexual acts in 1981. ARC is a condition in which antibody tests are positive for… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS-related complex — (ARC) A collection of symptoms such as lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph glands), fever, malaise, fatigue, loss of appetite, and weight loss. It results from an HIV infection and may progress to frank AIDS …   Dictionary of microbiology

• List of AIDS-related topics — This is a list of AIDS related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms, 4th Edition. [http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed resources/glossary/] NOTOC A AACTG… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS denialism — refers to the views of a loosely connected group of individuals and organizations who deny that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV/AIDS denialists prefer the terms rethinker or… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS dementia complex — (ADC; also known as HIV dementia, HIV encephalopathy and HIV associated dementia) is a common neurological disorder associated with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a metabolic encephalopathy induced by HIV infection and fueled by immune activation… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS — For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• AIDS — /aydz/, n. Pathol. a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi s sarcoma, and to neurological disorders:… …   Universalium

• AIDS — A deficiency of cellular immunity induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV 1) and characterized by opportunistic diseases, including Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Kaposi …   Medical dictionary

• AIDS — acquired immune deficiency syndrome a syndrome first identified in Los Angeles in 1981; a description of the causative virus – the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – was available in 1983. The virus destroys a subgroup of lymphocytes, the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• AIDS-Skandal — Zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre traten weltweit Infektionen durch HIV kontaminierte Blutprodukte auf. Erst seit wirksame Gegenmaßnahmen getroffen werden können, hat die Bedeutung dieses Infektionsweges und damit auch die durch Bluttransfusionen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia