aids disease

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• AIDS education and training centers — AIDS, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has become a global health issue, and various ways are being explored in order to combat the spread of the disease. One such way to somewhat limit the spread of AIDS is through education.… …   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 defining clinical condition — AIDS defining clinical conditions is the terminology given to a list of diseases published by the United States government run Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This list governs the U.S. government classification of HIV disease.… …   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

• Disease surveillance — is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression. The main role of disease surveillance is to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic, and… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS Walk — is a walkathon fundraiser that raises money to combat the AIDS epidemic. The funds raised from AIDS Walks usually benefit a local AIDS service organization (such as Gay Men s Health Crisis, Whitman Walker Clinic or the AIDS Project Los Angeles),… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS.gov — is an internet portal for all Federal domestic HIV/AIDS resources and information. On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006 the Department of Health and Human Services launched AIDS.gov. The website serves as a gateway to HIV/AIDS information. The… …   Wikipedia

• Disease diffusion mapping — Disease diffusion occurs when a disease is transmitted to a new location.[1] It implies that a disease spreads, or pours out, from a central source.[2] The idea of showing the spread of disease using a diffusion pattern is relatively modern,… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS (disambiguation) — AIDS and aids and similar can mean: * For the disease Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, see AIDS. * For the cues given by riders to their horses, see riding aids. * For the aviation system, see AIDS (aviation). * An acronym for Alien… …   Wikipedia

• AIDS — also Aids BrE [eıdz] n [U] Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome a very serious disease that stops your body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death ▪ the AIDS virus ▪ Aids sufferers ▪ full blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• AIDS — [ eıdz ] noun uncount ** acquired immune deficiency syndrome: a serious disease that destroys the body s IMMUNE SYSTEM (=its ability to defend itself against infection) and usually causes death. AIDS is passed from one person to another through… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English