what is the meaning of HIV?

Answer 1

"Human Immunodeficiency Viruse" is commonly known as HIV

Answer 2

First of all to the girl that said "duh!"you're not a very nice person.Either say the answer if you know it or say nothing at all.Obviously the person asking doesnt know..its not nice to mock!!HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus otherwise known as AIDS.There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. HIV-2, seen more often in western Africa, has a slower course than HIV-1. There are many strains of both types and the virus mutates rapidly, a trait that has made it especially difficult for researchers to find an effective treatment or vaccine. In many cases, a person's immune system will fight off the invasion of HIV for many years, producing billions of CD4 cells daily, always trying to keep up with the HIV's mutations, before it succumbs and permits the well-known signs of AIDS to develop.
HIV is especially lethal because it attacks the very immune system cells (variously called T4, CD4, or T-helper lymphocytes) that would ordinarily fight off such a viral infection. Receptors on these cells appear to enable the viral RNA to enter the cell. As with all retroviruses, once the RNA is inside the cell, an enzyme called reverse transcriptase allows it to act as the template for its own RNA to DNA transcription. The resultant viral DNA inserts itself into a cell's DNA and is reproduced along with the cell and its daughters.

The exact origin of the virus in humans is unclear. Scientists surmise that it jumped from an animal population, probably African monkeys or chimpanzees, to humans via a bite or meat. The first case documented in humans dates from 1959. The virus was isolated by Luc Montagnier of France's Pasteur Institute in 1983. It went through several name changes before the official name, human immunodeficiency virus, was agreed upon.

i got this from the history channel website in case anyone is interested in getting some more detail

Answer 3

It is the abbreviated form of the HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS which leads to the ACQUIRED IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) .

This is by far one of the most fatal disease as no cure has yet been discovered . Researches are going on and certain medicines which can slow down the effect of this virus has been discovered .

With the infection of this virus the Lymphocytes namely the B and the T cells which protect the body against pathogens is weakened and the immune system of the body is destroyed . With the complete destroyal of the immune system the person can easily catch any communicable disease and dies . This is AIDS .There has been instances were the patient has survived up to 20yrs but it is very rare .


This fatal virus is transmitted whenever the body fluid of an infected person comes in contact with another person .It usually takes place during penetrative sex with multiple partners ,using unhygienic needles for blood transfusion etc .


The preventive measures are to avoid illegal or unprotected sexual intercourse or actions which might result in the exchange of body fluids with the infected . There are also cases were the infant has been infected from the mother .


The proverb PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE is best suited for this deadly disease .

Answer 4

HIV stands for human immuno virus this is the causitive virus of AIDS or aquired immuno defeciency syndrome which dismantles the working of immune system and the infected person is not able to fight illness and disease he cannot repair the worn out parts of the body even a simple common cold can be deadly for such a person.It spreads though transfusion of infected blood , through used and infected syringes infected,organ transplant and sexual contact witout the use of contracrptives such as condoms etc.

Answer 5

Human Immuno Virus.

Answer 6

Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a retrovirus that is the cause of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a syndrome where the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-III (HTLV-III) and lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV).[1][2]
HIV primarily infects vital cells in the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through three main mechanisms. Firstly, direct viral killing of infected cells; secondly, increased rates of apoptosis in infected cells; and thirdly, killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes that recognize viral peptides. When CD4+ T cell numbers decline below a critical level, cell-mediated immunity is lost, and the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infection with intracellular microbes. Eventually, most HIV-infected individuals develop AIDS and die; however a small minority remain healthy for many years, with no noticeable symptoms.
Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, or breast milk. Within these body fluids HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. The three major routes of transmission are sexual intercourse, sharing of contaminated needles used for intravenous drug delivery and transmission from an infected mother to her baby at birth or through breast milk. Screening of blood products for HIV in the developed world has largely eliminated transmission through the therapeutic use of infected blood or blood products in these countries.

Answer 7

human immuno deficiency virus

Answer 8

Human Immuno Deficiency Virus..........
i appreciate u askin such a question.................da only cure for it is knowledge bout it...........gr8

Answer 9

The deep, bottom, meaning is:

DON'T EVER PUT THINGS IN PLACES WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG.

That's if you want to live to collect social security.

Answer 10

the virus that leads to AIDS