A Human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease that results_in reduction in the numbers of CD4-bearing helper T cells below 200 per microliter of blood or 14% of all lymphocytes thereby rendering the subject highly vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers, has_material_basis_in Human immunodeficiency virus 1 or has_material_basis_in Human immunodeficiency virus 2, which are transmitted_by sexual contact, transmitted_by transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk, transmitted_by congenital method, and transmitted_by contaminated needles. Opportunistic infections are common in people with AIDS. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=aids http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007638 url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007643 ]
Synonyms: acquired Immune deficiency AIDS
Term information
- MESH:D000163
- NCI:C2851
- UMLS_CUI:C0001175
- ICD10CM:B20
- SNOMEDCT_US_2020_03_01:62479008
- EFO:0000765
zoonotic_infectious_disease, NCIthesaurus