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Histoplasmosis
A lung disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.
Symptoms are similar to those of influenza. People with severely
damaged immune systems, such as those with AIDS, are
vulnerable to a very serious form of the disease called progressive
disseminated histoplasmosis. This form of histoplasmosis typically
lasts a long time and involves organs other than the lungs.
Histoplasmosis is considered an AIDS-defining condition in people
with HIV.

HIV H
See: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV-1
The HIV type responsible for the majority of HIV infections
worldwide.
See Also: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
HIV-2

HIV-2
A virus that is closely related to HIV-1 and that also causes immune
suppression and AIDS. Although the two viruses are very similar,
immunodeficiency seems to develop more slowly and to be
milder in people infected with HIV-2. The majority of HIV-2 cases
have been found in West Africa. Not all drugs used to treat HIV-1
infection are effective against HIV-2.
See Also: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
HIV-1

HIV-Associated Adult-Onset Nemaline Myopathy
See: Nemaline Rod Myopathy (NM)

HIV Decay
See: Viral Decay

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