Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles

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This is a list of

AIDS-related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, 4th Edition. [1]


A

AACTG
acquired immunity
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) –
ACT UP/Golden Gate
active immunity
acupuncture
acute HIV infection
Acute HIV Infection and Early Diseases Research Program (AIEDRP) – ADAP
ADC
adenopathy
adherence
adjuvantadministration
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group
(AACTG) – adverse drug reaction
aerosolized
AETC
agammaglobulinemia
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – AHRQ
AIDS
AIDS Arms
AIDS dementia complex
(ADC) – AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) – AIDS education and training centers (AETC) – AIDS orphan
AIDS research advisory committee
(ARAC) – AIDS service organization (ASO) – The AIDS ShowAIDS Vaccine 200AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
AIDS wasting syndrome
AIDS-related cancerAIDS-related complex (ARC) – alkaline phosphatase
alopecia
alpha interferon
(INFa) – alternative medicinealveolar
amebiasis
amino acids
anaphylactic shock
anemia
anergy
angiogenesisangiomatosisanorexia
antenatal
antibiotic
antibodies
antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) –
antibody-mediated immunity
antifungal medication
antigenantigen presentationantigen-presenting cell (APC) –
antineoplastic
antiprotozoal
antiretroviral drugs
antisense drugs
antitoxinsAntiviral drugaphasia
aphthous ulcer
apoptosis
approved drugs
ARCArmenicum
ART
arthralgiaASOaspergillosis
assembly and budding
asymptomaticataxiaattenuatedautoantibody
autoimmunization
autoinoculation
autologous
avascular necrosis (AVN) – AVN

B

B-cell lymphoma

B cells
B cells
) –
bactericidal
bacteriostatic
bacterium
baculovirus
baseline
basophil
bDNA test
beta-2 microglobulin (β2M) – bilirubinbioavailability
BRMs
) – biopsybiotechnology
blinded study
– blips – blood–brain barrier
body fat redistribution (BFR) syndrome
body fluids
bone marrowbone marrow suppressionboosterbranched DNA assaybreakthrough infectionBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSbronchoscopybudding
buffalo hump
bugchasing and giftgiving
Burkitt's lymphoma

C

computed tomography scan
) – cachexiaCanadian Foundation for AIDS Research
candida
candidiasiscarcinogen
CAT scan
CCR5CD4 (T4) or CD4 + cells
CDC-NPIN
) –
cell lines
cell-mediated immunity (CMI) –
cellular immunity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) –
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) – central nervous systemcerebrumcerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – cervical cancer
cervical dysplasia
CIN1, CIN2, CIN3
) – cervixchancroid
chemokines
chemoprophylaxischemotherapy
Chlamydia
chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy
(CIPD) –
circumoral paresthesia
cladeclinical endpoint
clinical latency
clinical practice guidelines
clinical trial
clinicaltrials.gov
cloning
CMS
CMVCNS
co-receptors
coccidioidomycosis
codon
cofactorscognitive impairmentcohortcolitiscombination therapy
community planning
Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) – community-based clinical trial (CBCT) –
community-based organization
(CBO) –
compassionate use
complement
complement cascade
complementary and alternative therapy
complete blood count (CBC) –
C-T scan
) –
concomitant drugs
condyloma
condyloma acuminatum
contagious
contraindication
controlled trials
core
core protein
correlates of immunity/correlates of protection
creatininecross-resistancecryotherapy
cryptococcal meningitis
cryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformanscryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumCSFCTL
cutaneous
CXCR4
cytokines
cytomegalovirus (CMV) – Cytomegalovirus retinitiscytopenia
cytotoxic
cytotoxic T lymphocyte
(CTL)

D

DAIDS
data safety and monitoring board
(DSMB) – deletiondementia
demyelination
dendrite
dendritic cells
deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) –
Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS/HHS or DHHS) – desensitization
diabetes mellitus
(DM) – diagnosisdiarrheadiplopiadissemination
DAIDS
) – DNADomain (biology)dose-ranging study
dose-response relationship
double-blind study
drug resistance
drug-drug interaction
DSMB
Duffy antigen systemdysplasia
dyspnea

E

efficacy

empirical
encephalitis
end-stage disease
– endemic –
endogenous
endoscopy
endotoxin
endpoint
enteric
enteritis
entry inhibitors
Envenvelopeenzyme
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA
) – eosinophileosinophilic folliculitisepidemic
epidemiological surveillance
epidemiologyepitheliumepitope
Epstein-Barr virus
(EBV) – erythemaerythema multiforme
erythrocytes
etiology
exogenous
exotoxinexpanded accessexperimental drug
expression system

F

fat redistribution
FDA
FDC
floaters
follicle
follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) –
Food and Drug Administration (United States)
functional antibody
fungus
fusin
fusion inhibitor
fusion mechanism
fusion peptide

G

GAGgamma globulin

gamma interferon
ganglionGART
gastrointestinal
(GI) – genegene therapygenetic engineering
genital ulcer disease
genital warts
genitourinary tract
genome
genotypic assay
germinal centers
giardiasis
globulins
glycoproteingonorrhea
gp120
) –
gp160
) – gp41 (gp41) – granulocyte
GM-CSF
) –
G-CSF
) –
granulocytopenia

H

HAART
hairy leukoplakiahalf-life
HAM/TSP
Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA) –
HRSA
) – HELLP syndrome
helper T cells
T cells
) – hematocrit
hematotoxic
hemoglobinhemolysis
hemophilia
hepatic
hepatic steatosis
hepatitishepatitis C and HIV coinfectionhepatomegaly
HSV-1
) –
herpes simplex virus 2
(HSV-2) –
VZV
) – herpes viruses
HAART
) –
histocompatibility testing
histoplasmosis
HIV disease
HPTN
) – HIV set point
HVTN
) –
HIV-1
HIV-2
HIV-associated dementia
HIV-related tuberculosis
HLA
Hodgkin's disease
holistic medicine
homology (biology)hormonehost
host factors
HPTN
HPV
HRSA
HTLV-I
HAM/TSP
) –
HTLV-II
HGH
) – human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (
HIV-1
) – human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (
HIV-2
) –
human leukocyte antigens
(HLA) –
HPV
) –
HTLV-I
) –
HTLV-II
) – humoral immunity
HVTN
hydroxyurea
hypergammaglobulinemiahyperglycemiahyperlipidemiahyperplasiahyperthermiahypogonadismhypothesis
hypoxia

I

idiopathic
idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
IHSimmune complex
immune deficiency/immunodeficiency
immune responseimmune systemimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
immunity
immunization
immunocompetent
immunocompromisedimmunodeficiencyimmunogenimmunogenicity
immunoglobulin
(Ig) –
IgA
) – immunoglobulin D (IGD) – immunoglobulin E (IGE) – immunoglobulin G (IGG) – immunoglobulin M (IGM) –
immunomodulator
immunostimulantimmunosuppressionimmunotherapyimmunotoxinin vitroin vivoincidenceIncubation periodINDIndian Health Service (IHS) – infection
infectious
informed consentinfusioninoculationinstitutional review board (IRB) – integrase
integrase inhibitors
Interactioninterferon
interleukin-1
(IL-1) –
interleukin-2
(IL-2) –
interleukin-4
(IL-4) –
interleukin-12
(IL-12) –
interleukins
International Center for Research on Women
intramuscular (IM
) –
intravenous
IVIG
) –
intravitreal
Investigational New Drug (IND) – IRB
ITP
IVIG

J

jaundice

JC virus

K

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) –

Karnofsky score
killer T cells
KSHV
Kupffer cells

L

Langerhans cells

LAS
lentiviruslesion
leukocytes
leukocytosisleukopenialeukoplakiaLFTLIPlipidlipodystrophy
liposomes
live vector vaccine
liver function test
(LFT) –
long terminal repeat sequence
(LTR) –
long-term nonprogressors
LTRlumbarlumbar puncturelymph
lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy syndrome
(LAS) –
lymphatic vessels
lymphocyte
lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP
) –
lymphoid organs
lymphoid tissue
lymphokine-activated killer cells
(LAK) –
lymphokines
lymphoma
lymphopenia
lymphoproliferative responselysis

M

MACmacrophage

macrophage-tropic virus
MRI
) –
MAI
maintenance therapymajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) –
malabsorption syndrome
malaise
malignant
mast cellMedlinePlus
mega-HAART
memory T cells
meningesmeningitismessenger RNAmetabolismmetastasisMHC
microbes
microbicide
Microsporidiosis
mitochondria
mitochondrial toxicitymoleculemolluscum contagiosummonocyte
mononeuritis multiplex
(MM) –
monovalent vaccine
morbidity
MRI
mucocutaneous
mucosa
mucosal immunity
mucous membraneMulticenter AIDS Cohort Study
multi-drug rescue therapy
MDR-TB
) – mutationmyalgiamycobacteriummycobacterium avium complex (MAC) –
mycosis
myelinmyelopathy
myelosuppression
myelotoxic
myocardial
myopathy

N

NAT
National Cancer Institute (NCI) –
NIAID
) –
NICHD
) –
NIH
) –
National Library of Medicine
(NLM) –
National Prevention Information Network
(NPIN) – natural history study
NK cells
) – NCINew Drug Application
nebulized
Nefneoplasm
nephrotoxic
neuralgia
neurological complications of AIDS
neuropathy
neutralization
neutralizing antibodyneutralizing domainneutropenianeutrophilNew Drug Application (NDA) – New York Cares
NIAID
NICHD
night sweat
NIH
NK cell
NLM
NNRTI
NHL
) –
NNRTI
) –
NSAID
) –
NRTI
nucleic acidnucleic acid test
nucleocapsid
nucleoli
nucleoside
nucleoside analog
NRTI
) – nucleotide
nucleotide analogs
nucleusnull cell

O

ocularoff-label useoncologyopen-label trialopportunistic infections

OHL
) – organelle
oropharyngeal
orphan drugs
osteonecrosis
osteopenia

P

P24

package insert
palliative
palliative carepancreaspancreatitispancytopeniapandemic
pap smear
papilloma
parallel track
parasite
parenteral
paresthesiapassive immunity
passive immunotherapy
pathogenpathogenesis
PBMC
PCPPCR
PACTG
) – pelvic inflammatory diseasepeptide
perianal
perinatal
perinatal transmission
peripheral neuritis
peripheral neuropathypersistent generalized lymphadenopathyPGLphagocytephagocytosispharmacokinetics
phase I trials
phase II trials
phase III trials
phase IV trials
photosensitivity
PHS
pituitary glandplacebo
placebo controlled study
placebo effect
plasma
plasma cells
platelets
PML
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
(formerly Pneumocystis carinii or PCP) – POLpolymerasepolymerase chain reaction (PCR)
polyneuritis
polypeptide
polyvalent vaccine
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) –
PPD test
pre-conception counseling
preclinical
precursor cells
prevalence
primary HIV infection
primary isolateprimaquineproctitisprodromeprodrugprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) –
prophylactic drug
prophylaxis
protease
protease inhibitors
protease-sparing regimen
proteins
protocol
protozoaprovirus
pruritus
pseudo-Cushing's syndrome
pseudovirion
PUBMED
pulmonary
purified protein derivative
(PPD)

R

radiology

randomized trial
rebound
receptor (immunology)
recombinantrecombinant DNA
recombinant DNA technology
regulatory genes
regulatory T cells
remission
renal
rescue therapy
resistanceretinaretinal detachmentretinitisretrovirus
REV
reverse transcriptase
ribonucleic acid (RNA
) – ribosomeRNAroute of administration
RT-PCR
RTI
Ryan White C.A.R.E. act

S

safe sex

safer sex
salmonellasalvage therapy
SAMHSA
sarcoma
seborrheic dermatitis
secondary prophylaxis
sepsisseroconversion
serologic test
seroprevalenceserosortingserostatusserum
SGOT
) –
SGPT
) –
sexually transmitted disease
(STD) – shingles
SHIV
side effects
simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) – sinusitissocial integration SITSIV
SPNS
) – spinal tapspleensplenomegaly
sputum analysis
standard of carestaphylococcus
STD
stem cells
(FDCs) – steroidStevens–Johnson syndrome
STI
stomatitisstrain
stratification
structured intermittent therapy (SIT) –
structured treatment interruption
(STI) –
study endpoint
subarachnoid space
subclinical infectionsubcutaneous (SQ) –
SAMHSA
) –
subunit HIV vaccine
sulfa drug
sulfonamides
superantigen
suppressor T cell
surrogate marker
surveillancesusceptible
symptoms
syncytiumsyndromesynergy
synergistic
synthesissyphilissystemic

T

T lymphocytes
) –
T lymphocyte proliferation assay
T lymphocytes
T suppressor cells
T-helper cells
) –
T8 cells
Tanner staging
TATTBtemplateTeachAids
teratogenicity
testosterone
therapeutic HIV vaccine
thrombocytopeniathrushthymosinthymus
tissue
titertoxicity
toxoplasmic encephalitis
toxoplasmosistransaminase
transcription
transfusiontranslation
transmission
transplacental
treatment IND
triglycerides
tuberculin skin test
(TST) – tuberculosis (TB) –
TNF
)

V

V3 loop
vaccinationvaccinevaccinia
vaginal candidiasis
valley fever
variable region
VZV
) –
vector
vertical transmission
viral burden
viral core
viral cultureviral envelopeviral loadviremia
viricide
virion
virologyvirus
visceral

W

wasting syndrome
Western blot
white blood cells
wild-type virus
window periodWomen's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) – World AIDS DayWorld AIDS Vaccine Day

Y

yeast infection – Youth Against AIDS

Z

zinc finger inhibitor

zinc fingers