ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Health

Medicine

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Crosswords: ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

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Synonym: ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Books

• Challenges of the 1990's New Diseases and New Therapies: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Bph and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) (reference)

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) (reference)

• Challenges of the 1990'S, New Diseases and New Therapies: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) [ABRIDGED] (reference)

• Opportunistic Infections in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (reference)

• Viral hepatitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Shown are polarized crystals photographed through the microscope of the drug 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine, ddA, a drug that is closely related to AZT, azidothymidine. The antiviral effect of ddA against HIV was discovered at the National Cancer Institute, when trying to find a drug to treat patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

AZT in bottles is used intravenously in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

AZT, in tablet and capsule forms, is used in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Line graph showing estimated incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), by quarter-year of diagnosis, and number of deaths, by quarter-year of death, among adults with AIDS--United States, 1985-1998. Credit: CDC.

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Health

The chance of becoming infected by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and developing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is something you must consider as long as you are sexually active. (references)

Pierce M, Crampton S, Henry D, et al. A randomized trail of clarithromycin as prophylaxis against disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in patients with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (references)

In rare instances, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is transmitted by blood transfusions and possibly by FFP. Allergic or anaphylactoid reactions can occur in response to FFP administration and may vary from hives to fatal noncardiac pulmonary edema. (references)

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Expressions using "ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME": Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ♦ Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ♦ Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Additional references.

Danish

erhvervet immundefekt syndrom (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). (various references)

Dutch

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, verworven immunodeficiëntie-syndroom (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). (various references)

Finnish

immuunikato (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), hankinnainen immuunivajavuus (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). (various references)

French

Syndrome immuno-deficitaire acquis, syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). (various references)

German

erworbenes Immunschwäche-Syndrom (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Erworbener Mangel an Abwehrkraft, erworbene Immunabwehrschwäche (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). (various references)

Greek 

έιτζ (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), σύνδρομο επίκτητης ανοσολογικής ανεπάρκειας (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). (various references)

Italian

sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita (aids). (various references)

Pig Latin

acquireday immunodeficiencyay yndromesay

Portuguese

síndromo de imunodeficiência adquirida (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), síndroma de imunodeficiência adquirida (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). (various references)

Spanish

síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (aids). (various references)

Swedish

aids (aids). (various references)