Condition treated by AZT

• It replicates in and kills the helper T cells
• Target of lots of vaccine research
• "Dallas Buyers Club" topic
• The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Cause of Aids
• Target of vaccine research

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus ) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1986, initialism (acronym) from human immunodeficiency virus , name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS.