Svensk definition
Humant immunbristvirus. En icke-taxonomisk och historisk term som omfattar de två virusarterna HIV-1 eller HIV-2. Före 1986 kallades viruset humant T-lymfotropt virus typ III/lymfadenopati-associerat virus (HTLV-III/LAV). Från 1986 till 1990 var det en officiell virusart kallad HIV. Från 1991 ansågs HIV inte längre vara ett officiellt artnamn, de två virusarterna fick benämningarna HIV-1 och HIV-2.
Engelsk definition
Human immunodeficiency virus. A non-taxonomic and historical term referring to any of two species, specifically HIV-1 and/or HIV-2. Prior to 1986, this was called human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV). From 1986-1990, it was an official species called HIV. Since 1991, HIV was no longer considered an official species name; the two species were designated HIV-1 and HIV-2.
Svenska synonymer
Humant immunbristvirus
Engelska synonymer
Human Immunodeficiency Virus — Immunodeficiency Virus, Human — Immunodeficiency Viruses, Human — Virus, Human Immunodeficiency — Viruses, Human Immunodeficiency — Human Immunodeficiency Viruses — Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III — Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III — Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type III — Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type III — LAV-HTLV-III — Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus — Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus — Lymphadenopathy-Associated Viruses — Virus, Lymphadenopathy-Associated — Viruses, Lymphadenopathy-Associated — Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type III — Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III — AIDS Virus — AIDS Viruses — Virus, AIDS — Viruses, AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus — Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Virus — HTLV-III