HIV
Scope Notes:
Human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that gradually destroys the immune system, resulting in infections that are hard for the body to fight. Term added April 1988.
Broader Term:
ICF I:
- b4 FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR, HAEMATOLOGICAL, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
- s4 STRUCTURES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
ICF III:
- b435 Immunological system functions
- s420 Structure of immune system
ICF IV:
- b4350 Immune response
- s4200 Lymphatic vessels
- s4201 Lymphatic nodes
- s4202 Thymus
- s4203 Spleen
- s4204 Bone marrow
Changes:
7/28/05 revised