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Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests.
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Meaning of "HIV-positive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIV-POSITIVE

HIV-positive  [ˌeɪtʃaɪviːˈpɒzɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIV-POSITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hiv-Positive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HIV-POSITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

HIV-positive

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Without treatment, average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the HIV subtype. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. HIV infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper T cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through a number of mechanisms, including apoptosis of uninfected bystander cells, direct viral killing of infected cells, and killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes that recognize infected cells. When CD4+ T cell numbers decline below a critical level, cell-mediated immunity is lost, and the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infections.

Definition of HIV-positive in the English dictionary

The definition of HIV-positive in the dictionary is infected with the HIV virus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIV-POSITIVE


acquisitive
əˈkwɪzɪtɪv
appositive
əˈpɒzɪtɪv
compositive
kəmˈpɒzɪtɪv
contrapositive
ˌkɒntrəˈpɒzɪtɪv
depositive
dɪˈpɒzɪtɪv
diapositive
ˌdaɪəˈpɒzɪtɪv
dispositive
dɪsˈpɒzɪtɪv
electropositive
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv
expositive
ɪksˈpɒzɪtɪv
inquisitive
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv
oppositive
əˈpɒzɪtɪv
photopositive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈpɒzɪtɪv
positive
ˈpɒzɪtɪv
postpositive
pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv
prepositive
priːˈpɒzɪtɪv
Rh-positive
ˌɑːrˌeɪtʃˈpɒzɪtɪv
seropositive
ˌsɪərəʊˈpɔzɪtɪv
suppositive
səˈpɒzɪtɪv
transpositional
trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv
transpositive
trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIV-POSITIVE

Hitler
Hitler Youth
Hitlerian
Hitlerism
hitless
hittable
hitter
Hittite
HIV
HIV virus
HIV-negative
HIV-related

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIV-POSITIVE

active
additive
aperitive
capacitive
case-sensitive
cognitive
competitive
definitive
false positive
fugitive
insensitive
intransitive
intuitive
nutritive
primitive
prohibitive
punitive
repetitive
sensitive
time-sensitive
transitive

Synonyms and antonyms of HIV-positive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «HIV-positive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIV-POSITIVE

Find out the translation of HIV-positive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of HIV-positive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «HIV-positive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

HIV阳性的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

VIH positivo
570 millions of speakers

English

HIV-positive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एचआईवी पॉजिटिव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِصَابَةٌ بِالإِيدزِ- إِيجَابِيَّةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с положительным анализом на ВИЧ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

HIV positivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এইচ আই ভি পজিটিভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

séropositif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

HIV-positif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

HIV-positiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

HIV陽性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

HIV 양성의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

HIV positif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

HIV-dương tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எச் ஐ வி நேர்மறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एचआयव्ही पॉजिटिव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

HIV pozitif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sieropositivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

HIV-pozytywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з позитивною реакцією на ВІЛ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infectat cu HIV
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οροθετικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

MIV - positiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

HIV-positiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

HIV-positiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of HIV-positive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIV-POSITIVE»

The term «HIV-positive» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIV-POSITIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about HIV-positive

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5 QUOTES WITH «HIV-POSITIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word HIV-positive.
1
Joan Ganz Cooney
In South Africa, where HIV-positive children are often shunned, we have an HIV-positive Muppet to teach children to be friendly with children with HIV. But they use local actors. And it's not always a street. Sometimes it's 'Sesame Plaza,' or 'Sesame Tree.'
2
Bruce Davison
I'm over there filming in South Africa now, and two in five are HIV-positive now. Not many people know that.
3
Mike DeWine
It is my mission to ensure that HIV-positive children and children with AIDS are no longer overlooked and that they begin receiving the treatment and care they deserve.
4
Serge Lang
Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests.
5
Kary Mullis
Do we care about these people that are HIV-positive whose lives have been ruined? Those are the people I'm the most concerned about. Every night I think about this.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIV-POSITIVE»

Discover the use of HIV-positive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to HIV-positive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
AIDS Memoir: Journal of an HIV-positive Mother
Catherine Wyatt-Morley, while refusing to play a victim, presents the physical, psychological and social reality of living with HIV/AIDS.
Catherine Wyatt-Morley, 1997
2
I Am HIV Positive
The JAWS HIV/AIDS raders aim to instil the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will enable our children to conquer the pandemic that is sweeping through our world.
‎2003
3
Nutritional Care of HIV-Positive Persons: A Manual for ...
Written by nutritionists who have experience with AIDS, this "how-to" manual balances traditional sources of information with common experiences.
James F. Hickson, Jr., Saroj M. Bahl, 1995
4
Working with HIV/AIDS
Due to the prevalence of fears and misconceptions, there is a stigma attached to people who are HIV positive. To remove this stigma organisations could try to get HIV-positive people to educate fellow workers. In this way they can help to ...
Jenny Page, 2006
5
Getting HIV-Positive Youth Into Care: Issues and ...
In 1994, the Study of the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program identified adolescent care as a priority & awarded grants to 10 org's. with distinctive adolescent HIV care projects.
Barry Leonard, 1997
6
Gendered Issues in Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among ...
African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS and by many psychosocial issues that complicate their experiences living with this disease.
E. Maxwell Davis, 2007
7
Positively Abandoned: Stigma and Discrimination Against ...
Recommendations. -- Methods.
Genine Babakian, 2005
8
Reflections of HIV Positive Women: An Exploration of Adolescence
The results of this study will help nurses and other professionals in designing HIV prevention strategies in the adolescent population.
Michelle A. DiGiovanni, 2009
9
Drugs and Society
Should You Tell Your Employer That You're HIV Positive? Atlanta: Emory University, 1999. Available http://www.law.emory.edu/PI?ALAS?disclosure.htm. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). HIV/AIDS Surveillance.
Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2006
10
Everything You Need to Know about Being HIV-Positive
Amy Shire. is learning to live with limits. You can still enjoy and express yourself in both sexual and nonsexual ways. You can hug or touch someone, showing affection as well as sexual feelings. You can go out with friends, attend concerts,  ...
Amy Shire, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIV-POSITIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term HIV-positive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
HIV-positive Florida officer Ervans Saintclair had 'unprotected sex …
Ervans Saintclair, a former Greenacres police officer, discovered he was HIV-positive in 2007, and despite this allegedly had sex with multiple ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
How antiretroviral drugs can suppress HIV, one pill at a time - The …
Outreach nurse Jacey Larochelle searches Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to check up on HIV-positive clients. (Rafal Gerszak for the globe ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
People with HIV live almost 20 years longer than in 2001 | Global …
The average HIV-positive person is now expected to live for 55 years – 19 years longer than in 2001, according to the report by the UN's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Bail decision delayed for HIV-positive sexual assault suspect John …
John Joseph McNamara Hiv-positive sex offender The Calgary Police Service has arrested and laid charges against a local-area man in ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
5
In Algeria, HIV-positive women suffer as social outcasts
Like many women in Algeria infected by their husbands with HIV, 30-year-old Sihem is a victim twice over, living with her disease and suffering ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
6
Woman Who Is Hiv-Positive Is Hiding Her Status From Men
At the time, a friend of mine had found out she was HIV-positive. Thankfully, healthwise she's doing well. To look at her you would never know. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
7
Abby: Woman who is HIV-positive is hiding her status from men
DEAR ABBY: I moved away from my hometown 18 years ago. At the time, a friend of mine had found out she was HIV-positive. Thankfully ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
8
HIV-positive man accused of raping girl
A Miami man who is HIV positive was arrested Monday on charges of raping an underage family member, police said. According to an arrest ... «Local 10, Jul 15»
9
Watch: This HIV-positive man asked strangers to touch him - the …
This man took to the streets of Helsinki, in order to attempt to break down the stigma of living with HIV, and the results may warm your heart. «PinkNews, Jul 15»
10
HIV-positive woman hiding status from men
We have reconnected, but I have recently learned she had several relationships and didn't reveal that she was HIV-positive or use protection. «Chron.com, Jul 15»

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