human immunodeficiency virus

initialism: HIV
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Causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Notes:
  1. HIV is a retrovirus of the lentivirus family that selectively infects macrophages and CD4+ T cells, leading to their slow depletion, eventually resulting in immunodeficiency.
  2. There are two major strains of the virus, HIV-1 and HIV-2, of which HIV-1 causes most disease worldwide. HIV-2 is endemic to West Africa but is spreading.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1178 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'human immunodeficiency virus' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13228 RIS BibTex EndNote
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