human immunodeficiency virus
Britishnoun
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The growth was driven by strong sales of products for treatment of HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, which rose 10% to $5 billion, as well as the drugs Trodelvy and Livdelzi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, spreads through unprotected sex, unsafe medical practices, infected blood transfusions, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
Researchers later determined it was caused by HIV — human immunodeficiency virus — which weakens a person’s immune system by destroying cells that fight disease and infection.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
It can take three months after exposure for the bloodstream to accumulate enough antibodies to test positive for human immunodeficiency virus, or H.I.V.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Many more have perished around the world, and many live with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2019
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