Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is syndrome resulting from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is characterized by the reduction of the Helper T-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the lymph nodes. Symptoms include generalized lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and chronic diarrhea. Patients with AIDS are especially susceptible to opportunistic infections (usually pneumocystis...
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Organizations in this sector:
- Aidchild ,
- Keep A Child Alive ,
- A Loving Spoonful ,
- ACET ,
- AIDS Resource Foundation for Children ,
- Baan Gerda ,
- Elton John AIDS Foundation ,
- FACE AIDS ,
- Little Travellers ,
- Mission malawi
Diseases with this Risk Factor:
- Kaposi's sarcoma ,
- Candidiasis ,
- Tuberculosis ,
- Sinusitis ,
- Pharyngitis ,
- Tonsillitis ,
- Pericarditis ,
- Meningeal Tuberculosis ,
- Meningitis ,
- Bedsore
Films On This Subject:
- Buddies ,
- Silverlake Life: The View from Here ,
- Citizen Cohn ,
- 7 Years ,
- The Last Supper ,
- Walking on Water ,
- The Chorus ,
- The HIV Story Project ,
- Last Address ,
- Sex in an Epidemic
Also known as:
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,
- Hiv/aids,
- AIDS and HIV
