Concept information
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health services research
disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
acquired diseases
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sociology
environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
biology and chemistry
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health services research
disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
communicable diseases
social science subjects
health and social care
health psychology
epidemiology of risk and protective factors
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social psychology
applied social psychology
health psychology
epidemiology of risk and protective factors
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disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
communicable diseases
notifiable diseases
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environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
biology and chemistry
sexually transmitted diseases
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disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
communicable diseases
sexually transmitted diseases
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health services research
disease, disability, health, and health behavior
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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health and aging
diseases and medical conditions
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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health and aging
diseases and medical conditions
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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health and aging
diseases and medical conditions
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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health and aging
diseases and medical conditions
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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crisis management
public health crisis management
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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crisis management
public health crisis management
infectious disease
sexually transmitted diseases
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environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
society
sexually transmitted diseases
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counseling programs
substance abuse treatment
substance abuse health-related issues
sexually transmitted diseases
Preferred term
HIV/AIDS
Definition
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the retro-virus responsible for the clinical spectrum of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Once infected by the virus, an individual is said to be HIV-positive. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; HIV/AIDS]
Broader concept
- acquired diseases
- biology and chemistry
- communicable diseases
- diseases and conditions
- diseases and medical conditions
- epidemiology of risk and protective factors
- health and well-being
- homelessness and health
- immune deficiency
- legal subjects
- men's health
- notifiable diseases
- RNA viruses
- sexually transmitted diseases
- society
- systemic diseases
- virus diseases
- women's health
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- AIDS
- HIV
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/HIV_AIDS
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