AIDS virus

noun

: either of two retroviruses (Lentivirus humimdef1 and L. humimdef2) that infect and destroy helper T cells of the immune system and that when left untreated cause AIDS : hiv sense 1

… the AIDS virus has an insidious nature that makes it well equipped to resist immune attack.

—Jean A. Marx

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

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

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

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