HIV

An human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) iyo an duwang espesye kan Lentivirus (sarong subgrupo kan retrovirus) na nang-iinfect sa mga tawo. Sa paglihis kan panahon, sinda an nagigin kawsa kan acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS),^[1][2] sarong kondisyon na kun saen an progressive failure kan immune system nagtotogot nin life-threatening opportunistic infections asin kanser na maglakop.^[3] Kun mayo nin pagbulong, an promedyong panahon nin pagkasalbar pagkatapos kan infection sa HIV pigtantya na magigin 9 sagkod na sa 11 na taon, depende sa HIV subtype.^[4]

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3. ↑ "Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Patients Differ Strongly in Frequencies and Spectra between Patients with Low CD4+ Cell Counts Examined Postmortem and Compensated Patients Examined Antemortem Irrespective of the HAART Era". PLOS ONE 11 (9): e0162704. 2016. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162704. PMID 27611681. Bibcode: 2016PLoSO..1162704P. 
4. ↑ UNAIDS; WHO (December 2007). "2007 AIDS epidemic update" (PDF). p. 16.