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HIV-positive

[eych-ahy-vee-poz-i-tiv] / ˈeɪtʃ aɪˌviˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /
NOUN
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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As Robert Zaldivar stresses, the only way to protect L.A.’s Latino HIV-positive community is to support remaining HIV services to get tested or donate to local service organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Inspired by his late best friend, who was HIV-positive, the Wall represents to Zaldivar the power of remembering those in his community affected by HIV and AIDS.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

We do not know if any of the children were HIV-positive but this practice creates a clear risk of viral transmission.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The girl's mother is said to have hidden her HIV-positive status during pregnancy and travelled to Spain to give birth in 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The second way was the American quarantine in the early 1990s of HIV-positive Haitian refugees, who were detained at the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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