AIDS virus

noun

: hiv

Examples of AIDS virus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus. —Maria Cheng, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024

Tragically, Mercury contracted the AIDS virus and died of complications from the disease in 1991. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 June 2024

Independent monitors advised stopping the study after seeing that only 0.21% of women receiving the shots caught the AIDS virus versus 1.79% of women on the pills. —NBC News, 9 Nov. 2020

However, the AIDS virus is not something women are contracting by themselves. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023

Transplants are known to be an effective treatment for the blood cancer, but Huetter wanted to try to cure the HIV infection as well by using a donor with a rare gene mutation that gives natural resistance to the AIDS virus. —NBC News, 30 Sep. 2020

Even today, many Americans believe, or suspect, that the AIDS virus was concocted by the U.S. government in a Maryland laboratory. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Jan. 2023

County supervisors yesterday unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against people who are infected with the AIDS virus or have a symptom of the disease. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023

Are the current strains of COVID and monkeypox similar to the AIDS virus? —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for AIDS virus

• desirous
• lathyrus
• osiris
• adenovirus
• baculovirus
• coronavirus
• enterovirus
• poliovirus
• antivirus
• herpesvirus
• parvovirus
• reovirus

Kids Definition

AIDS virus

noun

: HIV

Medical Definition

AIDS virus

noun

: hiv