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PORTADOR VIH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- HIV carrier
1, record 1, English, HIV%20carrier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HIV-infected individual 2, record 1, English, HIV%2Dinfected%20individual
correct
- HIV-infected person 2, record 1, English, HIV%2Dinfected%20person
correct
- seropositive person 2, record 1, English, seropositive%20person
avoid
- HIV sufferer 2, record 1, English, HIV%20sufferer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HIV carrier: term in use at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 3, record 1, English, - HIV%20carrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porteur du VIH
1, record 1, French, porteur%20du%20VIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porteuse du VIH 2, record 1, French, porteuse%20du%20VIH
correct, feminine noun
- personne porteuse du VIH 3, record 1, French, personne%20porteuse%20du%20VIH
correct, feminine noun
- personne séropositive 4, record 1, French, personne%20s%C3%A9ropositive
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porteur du VIH; porteuse du VIH; personne porteuse du VIH : termes en usage aux Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC). 5, record 1, French, - porteur%20du%20VIH
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- portador de VIH
1, record 1, Spanish, portador%20de%20VIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- portadora de VIH 2, record 1, Spanish, portadora%20de%20VIH
correct, feminine noun
- seropositivo al VIH 3, record 1, Spanish, seropositivo%20al%20VIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La condición de seropositivo al VIH no necesariamente implica que se tenga sida, ni que éste se vaya a desarrollar, por lo tanto no significa que se esté en riesgo de una muerte inminente, tampoco puede ser causa de despido, ni de que la persona cambie su estilo de vida, ya que las personas seropositivas, sobre todo las asintomáticas, pueden llevar una vida normal, tomando las precauciones debidas en sus relaciones sexuales y en otros aspectos de su existencia, que al final son las mismas para todos los individuos infectados o no. 3, record 1, Spanish, - portador%20de%20VIH
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