HIV
noun/ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/
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Biology, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Virology Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.
- There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative.1998, Gavin Dillard, In the Flesh: Undressing for Success, page 141:
- Accordingly, we varied HIV transmission probability per coital act, duration of each HIV stage, frequency of coital acts per HIV stage, duration of partnership, degree of assortativeness, scale parameter in the gamma distribution of the population across the risk groups, and exponent parameter in the power-law function of the distribution of sexual-risk behavior.2015 December 31, “Investigating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Efficiency Gains through Subpopulation Prioritization: Insights from Application to Zambia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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- A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack.2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023:
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Biology, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Virology Broadly The infection caused by HIV.
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of header isolation valve.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of helium isolation valve.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve.
- Derived terms
- HIV-, HIV+, HIV/AIDS, HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV disease, HIV negative, HIV positive, HIV virus, PLWH
- Related terms
- FIV, SIV