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VIRUS AIDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Viral Diseases
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- human immunodeficiency virus
1, record 1, English, human%20immunodeficiency%20virus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HIV 2, record 1, English, HIV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). 3, record 1, English, - human%20immunodeficiency%20virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies virales
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virus de l'immunodéficience humaine
1, record 1, French, virus%20de%20l%27immunod%C3%A9ficience%20humaine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VIH 2, record 1, French, VIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus responsable du sida. 3, record 1, French, - virus%20de%20l%27immunod%C3%A9ficience%20humaine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- virus de l'immuno-déficience humaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades víricas
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus de inmunodeficiencia humana
1, record 1, Spanish, virus%20de%20inmunodeficiencia%20humana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- VIH 2, record 1, Spanish, VIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agente infeccioso determinante del síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA). 3, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20de%20inmunodeficiencia%20humana
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El VIH pertenece a la familia de los retrovirus, lo cual significa que es capaz de invertir la dirección de la información que normalmente fluye del ADN [ácido desoxirribonucleico] al ARN [ácido ribonucleico], pero que en este caso lo hace en sentido inverso gracias a la transcriptasa inversa, introduciendo de esta manera su código genético y por medio de la integrasa lo "integra" al código de la célula CD4 [linfocito cooperador inductivo] infectada, lo que permite que ésta en lugar de multiplicarse, [produzca] nuevos virus llamados "viriones". 4, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20de%20inmunodeficiencia%20humana
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que sida no es lo mismo que VIH, pues sida es el nombre de la enfermedad, mientras que la sigla VIH (virus de inmunodeficiencia humana) designa al virus que la causa: se puede ser portador del virus y no padecer nunca la enfermedad. 5, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20de%20inmunodeficiencia%20humana
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