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Medical history: Certain health conditions, including Parkinson's disease, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acne, obesity, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), can trigger excess oil production and lead to wet dandruff.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
Once a death sentence, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can now be managed with antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
Scientific research has established that the cause of AIDS is human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.
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Kennedy has amplified baseless claims suggesting a link between antidepressants like Prozac and school shootings.
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s an abundance of evidence linking infection with the human immunodeficiency virus with AIDS.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of human immunodeficiency virus was
in 1986
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“Human immunodeficiency virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20immunodeficiency%20virus. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
noun
human im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy virus
-ˌim-yə-nō-di-ˈfish-ən(t)-sē-,
-im-ˌyü-nō-
: hiv
Medical Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
noun
: hiv
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