AIDS
Findings
No curated finding names AIDS yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A syndrome resulting from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is characterized by the reduction of the Helper T-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the lymph nodes. Symptoms include generalized lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and chronic diarrhea. Patients with AIDS are especially susceptible to opportunistic infections (usually pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, tuberculosis, candida infections, and cryptococcosis), and the development of malignant neoplasms (usually non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma). The human immunodeficiency virus is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles, or transfusion of contaminated blood.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0012268), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: AIDS
- Also called
- acquired immune deficiencyacquired immunodeficiency diseaseacquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDSAIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome