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AIDS-Defining ConditionAudio (En español)

Any HIV-related illness included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) list of diagnostic criteria for AIDS. AIDS-defining conditions include opportunistic infections and cancers that are life-threatening in a person with HIV.

See Related Term(s):  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Opportunistic Infection