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¶AIDS-related claims
¶persons with AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). people with aids are at an increased risk for developing certain cancers and for infections that usually occur only in individuals with a weak immune system. also called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
出典:Wiktionary
Aids (uncountable)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/30 19:30 UTC 版)
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This condition progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk. This transmission can involve anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.