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HIV
Abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus
In short and in plain language
HIV is a virus. It attacks the body's defence system.
In health care, facts about it count as very private data.
One example is the file a doctor keeps on a patient.
Definition
HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. In healthcare, information about it is regarded as particularly sensitive data, for example in a patient record.