HIV-1
noun
: a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1) that is the most prevalent HIV
called also HTLV-III
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Donors must be tested for HIV-1 and HIV-2, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and more to be eligible to donate their milk, according to Amy Trotter, community relations director.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
That is how the HIV-1 virus, once a death sentence in the U.S., has now become widely acknowledged in the medical community as a treatable, chronic condition with a life expectancy into the 70s.
—Gabrielle A. Perry, refinery29.com, 22 Dec. 2020
New insights into the evolutionary rate of HIV-1 at the within-host and epidemiological levels.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2012
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
That is how the HIV-1 virus, once a death sentence in the U.S., has now become widely acknowledged in the medical community as a treatable, chronic condition with a life expectancy into the 70s.
—Gabrielle A. Perry, refinery29.com, 22 Dec. 2020
New insights into the evolutionary rate of HIV-1 at the within-host and epidemiological levels.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2012
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HIV-1
noun
: a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1) that is the most prevalent HIV
called also HTLV-III, LAV
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