Preferred term

HIV/AIDS

Broader concept

Related concepts

Used for

  • ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
  • ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
  • AIDS
  • AIDS (DISEASE)
  • HIV
  • HIV INFECTIONS
  • HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)

Scope note

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defense against many infections, the most advanced stage of HIV infection is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

In other languages

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1000181

Download this concept