Aids , in Medicine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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AIDS , in medicine...syndrome, fatal disease caused by a rapidly...recognized as a disease in 1981. The...and diarrheal diseases caused by cryptosporidium...prevalent in intravenous drug users and...with HIV, each disease hastening the...as a result of sexual activity or the...expectancy. In the United States, the demographics...or partners of drug users. Nearly...cure for AIDS. Drugs such as AZT...abstinence in high-risk situations...promiscuity and immoral behaviors. Bibliography...