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ID DOID:635
Name acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Definition A Human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease that results_in reduction in the numbers of CD4-bearing helper T cells below 200 per microliter of blood or 14% of all lymphocytes thereby rendering the subject highly vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers, has_material_basis_in Human immunodeficiency virus 1 or has_material_basis_in Human immunodeficiency virus 2, which are transmitted_by sexual contact, transmitted_by transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk, transmitted_by congenital method, and transmitted_by contaminated needles. Opportunistic infections are common in people with AIDS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS, http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=aids
Xrefs

EFO:0000765

ICD10CM:B20

MESH:D000163

NCI:C2851

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:62479008

UMLS_CUI:C0001175

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

NCIthesaurus

zoonotic_infectious_disease

Synonyms

acquired Immune deficiency [EXACT]

acquired immune deficiency syndrome [RELATED]

AIDS [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a human immunodeficiency virus infectious disease

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