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2.1-2.2 Introduction and aims
2.3 Definition of HIV 
2.4 Other causes of illness
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anti-retroviral drug that works against a retrovirus, eg treatment for HIV.
HIV human immunodeficiency virus.
immunodeficiency reduced immunity to infections.
retrovirus family of viruses that includes HIV.
virus infectious organism that can only reproduce inside the cell of another plant or animal.
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HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
A virus a is genetic organism that can only reproduce inside cells of another living organism. Some viruses are harmless and others can cause illness. Anti-viral drugs are used to treat viral infections.
Examples of viral infections that affect people with HIV include hepatitis A, B and C, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes (HSV).
HIV belongs to a family of viruses called retroviruses. This is why HIV drugs are called anti-retrovirals.
Index 2.1-2.2 Introduction and aims2.3 Definition of HIV 2.4 Other causes of illness
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