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![[-- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) --]](Images/Terms/HIV_AIDS.gif)
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AIDS was first reported in 1981 in the United States and has since become a major epidemic, killing nearly 12 million people and infecting more than 30 million others worldwide. The disease is caused by HIV, a virus that destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Richard Morgan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). |
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cell, retrovirus | |
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