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188 relations: Abacavir, Adam Castillejo, Adaptive immune system, Adefovir, Adherence (medicine), Aidsmap, Allele, Allosteric regulation, Amprenavir, Anthony Fauci, Antibody, Antigen, Antiviral drug, Artificial insemination, Assisted reproductive technology, Atazanavir, AV-HALT, B cell, Berlin Patient, Bevirimat, Bictegravir, Breakthrough of the Year, British HIV Association, Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies, Cabotegravir, Caesarean section, Cardiovascular disease, CCR5, CD4, Cell-mediated immunity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chloe Orkin, Citation impact, Clinical trial, Cobicistat, Cochrane (organisation), Coevolution, Competitive inhibition, Computing, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, CRISPR, CXCR4, Cytochrome P450, Cytokine, Darunavir, David Ho, Dementia, Depression (mood), Didanosine, ... Expand index (138 more) »
- Antiretroviral drugs
- Prevention of HIV/AIDS
Abacavir
Abacavir, sold under the brand name Ziagen among others, is a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Abacavir are Hepatotoxins.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Abacavir
Adam Castillejo
Adam Castillejo (born 1979 or 1980), also known as "The London Patient", is the second person known to have been cured of HIV infection.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Adam Castillejo
Adaptive immune system
The adaptive immune system, also known as the acquired immune system, or specific immune system is a subsystem of the immune system that is composed of specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate pathogens or prevent their growth.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Adaptive immune system
Adefovir
Adefovir is a prescription medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Adefovir
Adherence (medicine)
In medicine, patient compliance (also adherence, capacitance) describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice.
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Aidsmap
Aidsmap, also known as NAM aidsmap, was a website which published independent, accurate and accessible information and news about HIV and AIDS.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Aidsmap
Allele
An allele, or allelomorph, is a variant of the sequence of nucleotides at a particular location, or locus, on a DNA molecule.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Allele
Allosteric regulation
In the fields of biochemistry and pharmacology an allosteric regulator (or allosteric modulator) is a substance that binds to a site on an enzyme or receptor distinct from the active site, resulting in a conformational change that alters the protein's activity, either enhancing or inhibiting its function.
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Amprenavir
Amprenavir (original brand name Agenerase, GlaxoSmithKline) is a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV infection.
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Anthony Fauci
Anthony Stephen Fauci (born December 24, 1940) is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022, and the chief medical advisor to the president from 2021 to 2022.
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Antibody
An antibody (Ab) is the secreted form of a B cell receptor; the term immunoglobulin (Ig) can refer to either the membrane-bound form or the secreted form of the B cell receptor, but they are, broadly speaking, the same protein, and so the terms are often treated as synonymous.
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Antigen
In immunology, an antigen (Ag) is a molecule, moiety, foreign particulate matter, or an allergen, such as pollen, that can bind to a specific antibody or T-cell receptor.
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Antiviral drug
Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections.
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Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.
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Assisted reproductive technology
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility.
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Atazanavir
Atazanavir, sold under the brand name Reyataz among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV/AIDS.
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AV-HALT
AntiViral-HyperActivation Limiting Therapeutics (AV-HALTs) are an investigational class of antiretroviral drugs used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Management of HIV/AIDS and aV-HALT are antiretroviral drugs.
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B cell
B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype.
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Berlin Patient
The Berlin patient is an anonymous person from Berlin, Germany, who was described in 1998 as exhibiting prolonged "post-treatment control" of HIV viral load after HIV treatments were interrupted.
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Bevirimat
Bevirimat (research code MPC-4326) is an anti-HIV drug derived from a betulinic acid-like compound, first isolated from Syzygium claviflorum, a Chinese herb.
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Bictegravir
Bictegravir (INN; BIC, formerly known as GS-9883) is a second-generation integrase inhibitor (INSTI) class that was structurally derived from an earlier compound dolutegravir by scientists at Gilead Sciences.
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Breakthrough of the Year
The Breakthrough of the Year is an annual award for the most significant development in scientific research made by the AAAS journal Science, an academic journal covering all branches of science.
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British HIV Association
The British HIV Association (BHIVA) is an organisation of healthcare professionals interested in the treatment and care of people with HIV.
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Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies
Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies (bNAbs) are neutralizing antibodies which neutralize multiple HIV-1 viral strains.
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Cabotegravir
Cabotegravir, sold under the brand name Vocabria among others, is a antiretroviral medication used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
See Management of HIV/AIDS and Cabotegravir
Caesarean section
Caesarean section, also known as C-section, cesarean, or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen.
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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CCR5
C-C chemokine receptor type 5, also known as CCR5 or CD195, is a protein on the surface of white blood cells that is involved in the immune system as it acts as a receptor for chemokines.
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CD4
In molecular biology, CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4) is a glycoprotein that serves as a co-receptor for the T-cell receptor (TCR).
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Cell-mediated immunity
Cellular immunity, also known as cell-mediated immunity, is an immune response that does not rely on the production of antibodies.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States.
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Chloe Orkin
Chloe Meave Orkin is a British physician and Professor of HIV/AIDS medicine at Queen Mary University of London.
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Citation impact
Citation impact or citation rate is a measure of how many times an academic journal article or book or author is cited by other articles, books or authors.
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Clinical trial
Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietary choices, dietary supplements, and medical devices) and known interventions that warrant further study and comparison.
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Cobicistat
Cobicistat, sold under the brand name Tybost, is a medication for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV/AIDS).
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Cochrane (organisation)
Cochrane is a British international charitable organisation formed to synthesize medical research findings to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions involving health professionals, patients and policy makers.
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Coevolution
In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection.
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Competitive inhibition
Competitive inhibition is interruption of a chemical pathway owing to one chemical substance inhibiting the effect of another by competing with it for binding or bonding.
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Computing
Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery.
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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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CRISPR
CRISPR (an acronym for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) is a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and archaea.
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CXCR4
C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR-4) also known as fusin or CD184 (cluster of differentiation 184) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CXCR4 gene.
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Cytochrome P450
Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are a superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor that mostly, but not exclusively, function as monooxygenases.
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Cytokine
Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–25 kDa) important in cell signaling.
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Darunavir
Darunavir (DRV), sold under the brand name Prezista among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Darunavir are Hepatotoxins.
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David Ho
David Da-i Ho (born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese American AIDS researcher, physician and virologist who has made a number of scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection.
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Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
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Depression (mood)
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.
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Didanosine
Didanosine (ddI, DDI), sold under the brand name Videx, is a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Didanosine are Hepatotoxins.
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Direct-to-consumer advertising
Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) refers to the marketing and advertising of pharmaceutical products directly to consumers as patients, as opposed to specifically targeting health professionals.
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Discovery and development of HIV-protease inhibitors
Many major physiological processes depend on regulation of proteolytic enzyme activity and there can be dramatic consequences when equilibrium between an enzyme and its substrates is disturbed.
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Discovery and development of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors
Non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Discovery and development of nucleoside and nucleotide reverse-transcriptase inhibitors
Discovery and development of nucleoside and nucleotide reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs and NtRTIs) began in the 1980s when the AIDS epidemic hit Western societies.
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
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Dolutegravir
Dolutegravir (DTG), sold under the brand name Tivicay, is an antiretroviral medication used, together with other medication, to treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Dolutegravir are Hepatotoxins.
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Drug holiday
A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption, tolerance break, treatment break or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time; anywhere from a few days to many months or even years if the doctor or medical provider feels it is best for the patient.
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Drug resistance
Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a medication such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic in treating a disease or condition.
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Efavirenz
Efavirenz (EFV), sold under the brand names Sustiva among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Efavirenz are Hepatotoxins.
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Elvitegravir
Elvitegravir (EVG) is an integrase inhibitor used to treat HIV infection.
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Emtricitabine
Emtricitabine (commonly called FTC, systematic name 2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluoro-3'-thiacytidine), with trade name Emtriva (formerly Coviracil), is a nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in adults and children. Management of HIV/AIDS and Emtricitabine are Hepatotoxins.
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Enfuvirtide
Enfuvirtide (INN), sold under the brand name Fuzeon, is an HIV fusion inhibitor, the first of a class of antiretroviral drugs used in combination therapy for the treatment of AIDS/HIV. Management of HIV/AIDS and Enfuvirtide are Hepatotoxins.
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Entry inhibitor
Entry inhibitors, also known as fusion inhibitors, are a class of antiviral drugs that prevent a virus from entering a cell, for example, by blocking a receptor.
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Env (gene)
Env is a viral gene that encodes the protein forming the viral envelope.
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Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
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Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
The global pandemic of HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) began in 1981, and is an ongoing worldwide public health issue.
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Etravirine
Etravirine (ETR, brand name Intelence, formerly known as TMC125) is a drug used for the treatment of HIV. Management of HIV/AIDS and Etravirine are Hepatotoxins.
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European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products.
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Evolutionary arms race
In evolutionary biology, an evolutionary arms race is an ongoing struggle between competing sets of co-evolving genes, phenotypic and behavioral traits that develop escalating adaptations and counter-adaptations against each other, resembling the geopolitical concept of an arms race.
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False advertising
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
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Fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease (FLD), also known as hepatic steatosis and steatotic liver disease (SLD), is a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver.
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FDA Consumer
FDA Consumer was a magazine published from 1967 through 2007 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen.
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Gene knockout
Gene knockouts (also known as gene deletion or gene inactivation) are a widely used genetic engineering technique that involves the targeted removal or inactivation of a specific gene within an organism's genome.
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Genotype
The genotype of an organism is its complete set of genetic material.
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Glomerular filtration rate
Renal functions include maintaining an acid–base balance; regulating fluid balance; regulating sodium, potassium, and other electrolytes; clearing toxins; absorption of glucose, amino acids, and other small molecules; regulation of blood pressure; production of various hormones, such as erythropoietin; and activation of vitamin D.
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Health equity
Health equity arises from access to the social determinants of health, specifically from wealth, power and prestige.
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood, in order to replicate inside a patient and produce additional normal blood cells.
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Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis.
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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis.
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Histone deacetylase
Histone deacetylases (HDAC) are a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups (O.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.
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HIV capsid inhibition
In the management of HIV/AIDS, HIV capsid inhibitors are antiretroviral medicines that target the capsid shell of the virus. Management of HIV/AIDS and HIV capsid inhibition are antiretroviral drugs.
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HIV i-Base
HIV i-Base is a UK-based HIV treatment activist charity.
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HIV tropism
HIV tropism refers to the cell type in which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and replicates.
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HIV vaccine development
An HIV vaccine is a potential vaccine that could be either a preventive vaccine or a therapeutic vaccine, which means it would either protect individuals from being infected with HIV or treat HIV-infected individuals. Management of HIV/AIDS and HIV vaccine development are prevention of HIV/AIDS.
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HIV-associated lipodystrophy
HIV-associated lipodystrophy is a condition characterized by loss of subcutaneous fat associated with infection with HIV.
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HIV/AIDS
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.
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HPTN 052
HPTN 052 is the name of a clinical trial conducted in nine countries which examined whether starting people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can reduce the chance that they will pass HIV on to their sexual partners who do not have HIV.
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Human papillomavirus infection
Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family.
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Humoral immunity
Humoral immunity is the aspect of immunity that is mediated by macromolecules – including secreted antibodies, complement proteins, and certain antimicrobial peptides – located in extracellular fluids.
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Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypertriglyceridemia is the presence of high amounts of triglycerides in the blood.
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Ibalizumab
Ibalizumab, sold under the brand name Trogarzo, is a non-immunosuppressive humanised monoclonal antibody that binds CD4, the primary receptor for HIV, and inhibits HIV from entering cells.
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Immune system
The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.
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In vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass").
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Indinavir
Indinavir (IDV; trade name Crixivan, made by Merck) is a protease inhibitor used as a component of highly active antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV/AIDS.
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Innate lymphoid cell
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are the most recently discovered family of innate immune cells, derived from common lymphoid progenitors (CLPs).
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Integrase
Retroviral integrase (IN) is an enzyme produced by a retrovirus (such as HIV) that integrates (forms covalent links between) its genetic information into that of the host cell it infects.
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Integrase inhibitor
Integrase inhibitors (INIs) are a class of antiretroviral drug designed to block the action of integrase, a viral enzyme that inserts the viral genome into the DNA of the host cell.
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Interleukin 2
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, a type of cytokine signaling molecule in the immune system.
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International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a global not-for-profit, public-private partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
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JAMA
JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association.
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Lactic acidosis
Lactic acidosis is a medical condition characterized by a build-up of lactate (especially -lactate) in the body, with formation of an excessively low pH in the bloodstream.
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Lamivudine
Lamivudine, commonly called 3TC, is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Lamivudine are Hepatotoxins.
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Lipoatrophy
Lipoatrophy is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue.
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List of antiretroviral fixed-dose combinations
Antiretroviral drugs are used to manage HIV/AIDS.
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Liver disease
Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver.
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Lopinavir
Lopinavir is an antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class.
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Maraviroc
Maraviroc, sold under the brand names Selzentry (US) and Celsentri (EU), is an antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV infection. Management of HIV/AIDS and Maraviroc are Hepatotoxins.
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Maturation inhibitor
The maturation inhibitors are a class of antiviral drugs for the treatment of infection with HIV.
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Medical literature
Medical literature is the scientific literature of medicine: articles in journals and texts in books devoted to the field of medicine.
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Memory B cell
In immunology, a memory B cell (MBC) is a type of B lymphocyte that forms part of the adaptive immune system.
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Memory T cell
Memory T cells are a subset of T lymphocytes that might have some of the same functions as memory B cells.
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Messenger RNA
In molecular biology, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule of RNA that corresponds to the genetic sequence of a gene, and is read by a ribosome in the process of synthesizing a protein.
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Mitochondrion
A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.
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Model (person)
A model is a person with a role either to display commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an artist's model or to pose for photography.
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Mountaineering
Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains.
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MRNA vaccine
An mRNA vaccine is a type of vaccine that uses a copy of a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) to produce an immune response.
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Mucous membrane
A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs.
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Mutation
In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA.
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Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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Myopathy
In medicine, myopathy is a disease of the muscle in which the muscle fibers do not function properly.
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Naive B cell
In immunology, a naive B cell is a B cell that has not been exposed to an antigen.
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Nanoparticle drug delivery
Nanoparticle drug delivery systems are engineered technologies that use nanoparticles for the targeted delivery and controlled release of therapeutic agents.
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
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Natural selection
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.
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Nelfinavir
Nelfinavir, sold under the brand name Viracept, is an antiretroviral medication used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Nelfinavir are Hepatotoxins.
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Nevirapine
Nevirapine (NVP), sold under the brand name Viramune among others, is a medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS, specifically HIV-1. Management of HIV/AIDS and Nevirapine are Hepatotoxins.
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Non-competitive inhibition
Non-competitive inhibition is a type of enzyme inhibition where the inhibitor reduces the activity of the enzyme and binds equally well to the enzyme whether or not it has already bound the substrate.
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Nucleoside
Nucleosides are glycosylamines that can be thought of as nucleotides without a phosphate group.
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Nucleotide
Nucleotides are organic molecules composed of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate.
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Opportunistic infection
An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites or viruses) that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available.
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Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves.
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Phenotype
In genetics, the phenotype is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism.
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Plasma cell
Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the lymphoid organs as B cells and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substances called antigens.
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Post-exposure prophylaxis
Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention (PEP), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in order to prevent the infection from occurring. Management of HIV/AIDS and post-exposure prophylaxis are prevention of HIV/AIDS.
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent.
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Pre-integration complex
The pre-integration complex (PIC) is a nucleoprotein complex of viral genetic material and associated viral and host proteins which is capable of inserting a viral genome into a host genome.
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Proofreading (biology)
The term proofreading is used in genetics to refer to the error-correcting processes, first proposed by John Hopfield and Jacques Ninio, involved in DNA replication, immune system specificity, and enzyme-substrate recognition among many other processes that require enhanced specificity.
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Protease inhibitor (pharmacology)
Protease inhibitors (PIs) are medications that act by interfering with enzymes that cleave proteins.
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Raltegravir
Raltegravir, sold under the brand name Isentress, is an antiretroviral medication used, together with other medication, to treat HIV/AIDS.
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Randomized controlled trial
A randomized controlled trial (or randomized control trial; RCT) is a form of scientific experiment used to control factors not under direct experimental control.
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Retronym
A retronym is a newer name for something that differentiates it from something else that is newer and similar; thus, avoiding confusion between the two.
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Retrovirus
A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell.
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Reverse transcriptase
A reverse transcriptase (RT) is an enzyme used to convert RNA genome to DNA, a process termed reverse transcription.
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Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor
Reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) are a class of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection or AIDS, and in some cases hepatitis B. RTIs inhibit activity of reverse transcriptase, a viral DNA polymerase that is required for replication of HIV and other retroviruses.
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Ribosome
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis (messenger RNA translation).
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Rilpivirine
Rilpivirine, sold under the brand names Edurant and Rekambys, is a medication, developed by Tibotec, used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
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Ritonavir
Ritonavir, sold under the brand name Norvir, is an antiretroviral medication used along with other medications to treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Ritonavir are Hepatotoxins.
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RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA).
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Salvage therapy
Salvage therapy, also known as rescue therapy, is a form of therapy given after an ailment does not respond to standard therapy.
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SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the respiratory illness responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Science (journal)
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
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Scripps Research
Scripps Research is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences.
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Serodiscordant
A serodiscordant relationship, also known as mixed-status, is one where one partner is infected by HIV and the other is not.
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Sperm washing
Sperm washing is the process in which individual sperms are separated from the semen. Management of HIV/AIDS and sperm washing are prevention of HIV/AIDS.
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Spike protein
In virology, a spike protein or peplomer protein is a protein that forms a large structure known as a spike or peplomer projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus.
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Standard treatment
The standard treatment, also known as the standard of care, is the medical treatment that is normally provided to people with a given condition.
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Stavudine
Stavudine (d4T), sold under the brand name Zerit among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Stavudine are Hepatotoxins.
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Structural analog
A structural analog, also known as a chemical analog or simply an analog, is a compound having a structure similar to that of another compound, but differing from it in respect to a certain component.
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Synergy
Synergy is an interaction or cooperation giving rise to a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts (i.e., a non-linear addition of force, energy, or effect).
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Systematic review
A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic.
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Tat (HIV)
In molecular biology, Tat is a protein that is encoded for by the tat gene in HIV-1.
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Tenofovir disoproxil
Tenofovir disoproxil, sold under the brand name Viread among others, is a medication used to treat chronic hepatitis B and to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Tenofovir disoproxil are Hepatotoxins.
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Terrence Higgins Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns about and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Lancet
The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind.
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The New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Treatment and control groups
In the design of experiments, hypotheses are applied to experimental units in a treatment group.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services.
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United States Public Health Service
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS or PHS) is a collection of agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services concerned with public health, containing nine out of the department's twelve operating divisions.
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USA Today
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
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Valproate
Valproate (valproic acid, VPA, sodium valproate, and valproate semisodium forms) are medications primarily used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder and prevent migraine headaches. Management of HIV/AIDS and valproate are Hepatotoxins.
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Viral envelope
A viral envelope is the outermost layer of many types of viruses.
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Viral load
Viral load, also known as viral burden, is a numerical expression of the quantity of virus in a given volume of fluid, including biological and environmental specimens.
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Virology
Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses.
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Virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
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Virus latency
Virus latency (or viral latency) is the ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant (latent) within a cell, denoted as the lysogenic part of the viral life cycle.
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Vorinostat
Vorinostat (rINN), also known as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (suberoyl+anilide+hydroxamic acid abbreviated as SAHA), is a member of a larger class of compounds that inhibit histone deacetylases (HDAC).
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White blood cell
White blood cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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Zalcitabine
Zalcitabine (2′-3′-dideoxycytidine, ddC), also called dideoxycytidine, is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) sold under the trade name Hivid.
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Zidovudine
Zidovudine (ZDV), also known as azidothymidine (AZT), was the first antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. Management of HIV/AIDS and Zidovudine are Hepatotoxins.
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Zinc-finger nuclease
Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) are artificial restriction enzymes generated by fusing a zinc finger DNA-binding domain to a DNA-cleavage domain.
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See also
Antiretroviral drugs
- 5-Bromouridine
- AV-HALT
- Atazanavir/cobicistat
- BIT225
- BMS-955176
- Calanolide A
- Cyanovirin-N
- Daria Hazuda
- Darunavir/cobicistat
- Diarylpyrimidines
- Entry inhibitors
- Excision BioTherapeutics
- Fixed dose combination (antiretroviral)
- Foscarnet
- HIV capsid inhibition
- HIV protease inhibitors
- Integrase inhibitors
- Kemron
- Lamivudine/raltegravir
- Lenacapavir
- Management of HIV/AIDS
- Miltefosine
- Portmanteau inhibitor
- Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- Synergistic enhancer (antiretroviral)
- Whoonga
Prevention of HIV/AIDS
- Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom
- Circumcision
- Circumcision and HIV
- Condom
- Condoms
- HIV vaccine development
- HIV/AIDS prophylaxis in British Columbia
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
- Insite
- LGBT sex education
- Management of HIV/AIDS
- Microbicides for sexually transmitted infections
- Mutual monogamy
- Needle and syringe programmes
- One Male Condom
- Post-exposure prophylaxis
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention
- Prevention of HIV/AIDS
- Project Weber/RENEW
- Rectal microbicide
- Relationship between education and HIV/AIDS
- Safe sex
- Serosorting
- Sex education
- Sexual abstinence
- Sperm washing
- Spiritual self-schema therapy
- Supervised injection site
- Swiss Statement
- Treatment as prevention
- Vaginal microbicide
References
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