HIV-positive

Example Sentences

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By 2021 the number of HIV-positive local children had risen to 1,500 – and even now, new infections are still occurring.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Wilson’s doctor told him that he was HIV-positive, had six months to live and that he should get his affairs in order.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Among the television roles she was best known for was the recurring character of an HIV-positive nurse in the hospital drama Soul City.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

“There were many, many people who had been treated by HIV-positive health care workers, and you weren’t seeing infections, so this was unnecessary,” Barr said.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

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