Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles
This is a list of AIDS-related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, 4th Edition.
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AACTG β acquired immunity β acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) β ACT UP/Golden Gate β active immunity β acupuncture β acute HIV infection β Acute HIV Infection and Early Diseases Research Program (AIEDRP) β ADAP β ADC β adenopathy β adherence β adjuvant β administration β Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) β adverse drug reaction β aerosolized β AETC β agammaglobulinemia β Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) β AHRQ β AIDS β AIDS Arms β AIDS dementia complex (ADC) β AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) β AIDS education and training centers (AETC) β AIDS orphan β AIDS research advisory committee (ARAC) β AIDS service organization (ASO) β The AIDS Show β AIDS Vaccine 200 β AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition β AIDS wasting syndrome β AIDS-related cancer β AIDS-related complex (ARC) β alkaline phosphatase β alopecia β alpha interferon (INFa) β alternative medicine β alveolar β amebiasis β amino acids β anaphylactic shock β anemia β anergy β angiogenesis β angiomatosis β anorexia β antenatal β antibiotic β antibodies β antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) β antibody-mediated immunity β antifungal medication β antigen β antigen presentation β antigen-presenting cell (APC) β antineoplastic β antiprotozoal β antiretroviral drugs β antisense drugs β antitoxins β Antiviral drug β aphasia β aphthous ulcer β apoptosis β approved drugs β ARC β Armenicum β ART β arthralgia β ASO β aspergillosis β assembly and budding β asymptomatic β ataxia β attenuated β autoantibody β autoimmunization β autoinoculation β autologous β avascular necrosis (AVN) β AVN
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B-cell lymphoma β B cells β B lymphocytes (B cells) β bactericidal β bacteriostatic β bacterium β baculovirus β baseline β basophil β bDNA test β beta-2 microglobulin (Ξ²2M) β bilirubin β bioavailability β biological response modifiers (BRMs) β biopsy β biotechnology β blinded study β blips β bloodβbrain barrier β body fat redistribution (BFR) syndrome β body fluids β bone marrow β bone marrow suppression β booster β branched DNA assay β breakthrough infection β Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS β bronchoscopy β budding β buffalo hump β bugchasing and giftgiving β Burkitt's lymphoma
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C-T scan (computed tomography scan) β cachexia β Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research β candida β candidiasis β carcinogen β cat scan β CCR5 β CD4 (T4) or CD4 + cells β CDC National Prevention Information Network (CDC-NPIN) β cell lines β cell-mediated immunity (CMI) β cellular immunity β Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) β Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) β central nervous system β cerebrum β cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β cervical cancer β cervical dysplasia β cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN1, CIN2, CIN3) β cervix β chancroid β chemokines β chemoprophylaxis β chemotherapy β Chlamydia β chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIPD) β Circumoral paresthesia β clade β clinical endpoint β clinical latency β clinical practice guidelines β clinical trial β clinicaltrials.gov β cloning β CMS β CMV β CNS β co-receptors β coccidioidomycosis β codon β cofactors β cognitive impairment β cohort β colitis β combination therapy β community planning β Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) β community-based clinical trial (CBCT) β community-based organization (CBO) β compassionate use β complement β complement cascade β complementary and alternative therapy β complete blood count (CBC) β computed tomography scan (C-T scan) β concomitant drugs β condyloma β condyloma acuminatum β contagious β contraindication β controlled trials β core β core protein β correlates of immunity/correlates of protection β creatinine β cross-resistance β cryotherapy β cryptococcal meningitis β cryptococcosis β Cryptococcus neoformans β cryptosporidiosis β Cryptosporidium β CSF β CTL β cutaneous β CXCR4 β cytokines β cytomegalovirus (CMV) β Cytomegalovirus retinitis β cytopenia β cytotoxic β cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)
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DAIDS β data safety and monitoring board (DSMB) β deletion β dementia β demyelination β dendrite β dendritic cells β deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) β Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS/HHS or DHHS) β desensitization β diabetes mellitus (DM) β diagnosis β diarrhea β diplopia β dissemination β division of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (DAIDS) β DNA β Domain (biology) β dose-ranging study β dose-response relationship β double-blind study β drug resistance β drug-drug interaction β DSMB β Duffy antigen system β dysplasia β dyspnea
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efficacy β empirical β encephalitis β end-stage disease β endemic β endogenous β endoscopy β endotoxin β endpoint β enteric β enteritis β entry inhibitors β Env β envelope β enzyme β enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) β eosinophil β eosinophilic folliculitis β epidemic β epidemiological surveillance β epidemiology β epithelium β epitope β Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) β erythema β erythema multiforme β erythrocytes β etiology β exogenous β exotoxin β expanded access β experimental drug β expression system
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fat redistribution β FDA FDC β floaters β follicle β follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) β Food and Drug Administration (United States) functional antibody β fungus β fusin β fusion inhibitor β fusion mechanism β fusion peptide
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GAG β gamma globulin β gamma interferon β ganglion β GART β gastrointestinal (GI) β gene β gene therapy β genetic engineering β genital ulcer disease β genital warts β genitourinary tract β genome β genotypic assay β germinal centers β giardiasis β globulins β glycoprotein β gonorrhea β gp120 (gp120) β gp160 (gp160) β gp41 (gp41) β granulocyte β granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) β granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) β granulocytopenia
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HAART β hairy leukoplakia β half-life β HAM/TSP β Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) β Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) β HELLP syndrome β helper T cells β helper/suppressor ratio (of T cells) β hematocrit β hematotoxic β hemoglobin β hemolysis β hemophilia β hepatic β hepatic steatosis β hepatitis β hepatitis C and HIV coinfection β hepatomegaly β herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) β herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) β herpes varicella zoster virus (VZV) β herpes viruses β highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) β histocompatibility testing β histoplasmosis β HIV disease β HIV prevention trials network (HPTN) β HIV set point β HIV vaccine trials network (HVTN) β HIV-1 β HIV-2 β HIV-associated dementia β HIV-related tuberculosis β HLA β Hodgkin's disease β holistic medicine β homology (biology) β hormone β host β host factors β HPTN β HPV β HRSA β HTLV-I β HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) β HTLV-II β human growth hormone (HGH) β human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) β human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) β human leukocyte antigens (HLA) β human papilloma virus (HPV) β human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) β human T cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) β humoral immunity β HVTN β hydroxyurea β hypergammaglobulinemia β hyperglycemia β hyperlipidemia β hyperplasia β hyperthermia β hypogonadism β hypothesis β hypoxia
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idiopathic β idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura β IHS β immune complex β immune deficiency/immunodeficiency β immune response β immune system β immune thrombocytopenic purpura β immunity β immunization β immunocompetent β immunocompromised β immunodeficiency β immunogen β immunogenicity β immunoglobulin (Ig) β immunoglobulin A (IgA) β immunoglobulin D (IGD) β immunoglobulin E (IGE) β immunoglobulin G (IGG) β immunoglobulin M (IGM) β immunomodulator β immunostimulant β immunosuppression β immunotherapy β immunotoxin β in vitro β in vivo β incidence β Incubation period β IND β Indian Health Service (IHS) β infection β infectious β informed consent β infusion β inoculation β institutional review board (IRB) β integrase β integrase inhibitors β interaction β interferon β interleukin-1 (IL-1) β interleukin-2 (IL-2) β interleukin-4 (IL-4) β interleukin-12 (IL-12) β interleukins β International Center for Research on Women β intramuscular (IM) β intravenous β intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) β intravitreal β Investigational New Drug (IND) β IRB β ITP β IVIG
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jaundice β JC virus
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) β Karnofsky score β killer T cells β KSHV β Kupffer cells
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Langerhans cells β LAS β lentivirus β lesion β leukocytes β leukocytosis β leukopenia β leukoplakia β LFT β LIP β lipid β lipodystrophy β liposomes β live vector vaccine β liver function test (LFT) β long terminal repeat sequence (LTR) β long-term nonprogressors β LTR β lumbar β lumbar puncture β lymph β lymph nodes β lymphadenopathy syndrome (LAS) β lymphatic vessels β lymphocyte β lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) β lymphoid organs β lymphoid tissue β lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK) β lymphokines β lymphoma β lymphopenia β lymphoproliferative response β lysis
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MAC β macrophage β macrophage-tropic virus β magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) β MAI β maintenance therapy β major histocompatibility complex (MHC) β malabsorption syndrome β malaise β malignant β mast cell β MedlinePlus β mega-HAART β memory T cells β meninges β meningitis β messenger RNA β metabolism β metastasis β MHC β microbes β microbicide β Microsporidiosis β mitochondria β mitochondrial toxicity β molecule β molluscum contagiosum β monocyte β mononeuritis multiplex (MM) β monovalent vaccine β morbidity β MRI β mucocutaneous β mucosa β mucosal immunity β mucous membrane β Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study β multi-drug rescue therapy β multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) β mutation β myalgia β mycobacterium β mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) β mycosis β myelin β myelopathy β myelosuppression β myelotoxic β myocardial β myopathy
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NAT β National Cancer Institute (NCI) β National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) β National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) β National Institutes of Health (NIH) β National Library of Medicine (NLM) β National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) β natural history study β natural killer cells (NK cells) β NCI β New Drug Application β nebulized β Nef β neoplasm β nephrotoxic β neuralgia β neurological complications of AIDS β neuropathy β neutralization β neutralizing antibody β neutralizing domain β neutropenia β neutrophil β New Drug Application (NDA) β New York Cares β NIAID β NICHD β night sweat β NIH β NK cell β NLM β NNRTI β non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) β non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) β non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) β NRTI β nucleic acid β nucleic acid test β nucleocapsid β nucleoli β nucleoside β nucleoside analog β nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) β nucleotide β nucleotide analogs β nucleus β null cell
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ocular β off-label use β oncology β open-label trial β opportunistic infections β oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) β organelle β oropharyngeal β orphan drugs β osteonecrosis β osteopenia
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P24 β package insert β palliative β palliative care β pancreas β pancreatitis β pancytopenia β pandemic β pap smear β papilloma β parallel track β parasite β parenteral β paresthesia β passive immunity β passive immunotherapy β pathogen β pathogenesis β PBMC β PCP β PCR β Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group (PACTG) β pelvic inflammatory disease β peptide β perianal β perinatal β perinatal transmission β peripheral neuritis β peripheral neuropathy β persistent generalized lymphadenopathy β PGL β phagocyte β phagocytosis β pharmacokinetics β phase I trials β phase II trials β phase III trials β phase IV trials β photosensitivity β PHS β pituitary gland β placebo β placebo controlled study β placebo effect β plasma β plasma cells β platelets β PML β Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (formerly Pneumocystis carinii or PCP) β POL β polymerase β Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) β polyneuritis β polypeptide β polyvalent vaccine β post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) β PPD test β pre-conception counseling β preclinical β precursor cells β prevalence β primary HIV infection β primary isolate β primaquine β proctitis β prodrome β prodrug β progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) β prophylactic drug β prophylaxis β protease β protease inhibitors β protease-sparing regimen β proteins β protocol β protozoa β provirus β pruritus β pseudo-Cushing's syndrome β pseudovirion β PUBMED β pulmonary β purified protein derivative (PPD)
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radiology β randomized trial β rebound β receptor (immunology) β recombinant β recombinant DNA β recombinant DNA technology β regulatory genes β regulatory T cells β remission β renal β rescue therapy β resistance β retina β retinal detachment β retinitis β retrovirus β REV β reverse transcriptase β ribonucleic acid (RNA) β ribosome β RNA β route of administration β RT-PCR β RTI β Ryan White C.A.R.E. act
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safe sex β safer sex β salmonella β salvage therapy β SAMHSA β sarcoma β seborrheic dermatitis β secondary prophylaxis β sepsis β seroconversion β serologic test β seroprevalence β serosorting β serostatus β serum β serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) β serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) β sexually transmitted disease (STD) β shingles β SHIV β side effects β simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) β sinusitis β social integration SIT β SIV β Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) β spinal tap β spleen β splenomegaly β sputum analysis β standard of care β staphylococcus β STD β stem cells (FDCs) β steroid β StevensβJohnson syndrome β STI β stomatitis β strain β stratification β structured intermittent therapy (SIT) β structured treatment interruption (STI) β study endpoint β subarachnoid space β subclinical infection β subcutaneous (SQ) β Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) β subunit HIV vaccine β sulfa drug β sulfonamides β superantigen β suppressor T cell β surrogate marker β surveillance β susceptible β symptoms β syncytium β syndrome β synergy β synergistic β synthesis β syphilis β systemic
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T cells (T lymphocytes) β T lymphocyte proliferation assay β T lymphocytes β T suppressor cells β T4 cell β T4 cells (T-helper cells) β T8 cells β Tanner staging β TAT β TB β template β TeachAIDS β teratogenicity β testosterone β therapeutic HIV vaccine β thrombocytopenia β thrush β thymosin β thymus β tissue β titer β toxicity β toxoplasmic encephalitis β toxoplasmosis β transaminase β transcription β transfusion β translation β transmission β transplacental β treatment IND β triglycerides β tuberculin skin test (TST) β tuberculosis (TB) β tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
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V3 loop β vaccination β vaccine β vaccinia β vaginal candidiasis β valley fever β variable region β varicella zoster virus (VZV) β vector β vertical transmission β viral burden β viral core β viral culture β viral envelope β viral load β viremia β viricide β virion β virology β virus β visceral
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wasting syndrome β Western blot β white blood cells β wild-type virus β window period β Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) β World AIDS Day β World AIDS Vaccine Day
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yeast infection β Youth Against AIDS
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zinc finger inhibitor β zinc fingers