"HIV" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Human immunodeficiency virus. A non-taxonomic and historical term referring to any of two species, specifically HIV-1 and/or HIV-2. Prior to 1986, this was called human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV). From 1986-1990, it was an official species called HIV. Since 1991, HIV was no longer considered an official species name; the two species were designated HIV-1 and HIV-2.
| Descriptor ID |
D006678
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.650.589.650.350 B04.909.777.731.589.650.350
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| Concept/Terms |
HIV- HIV
- Viruses, Human Immunodeficiency
- AIDS Virus
- AIDS Viruses
- Virus, AIDS
- Viruses, AIDS
- HTLV-III
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
- Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type III
- Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type III
- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Human
- Immunodeficiency Viruses, Human
- LAV-HTLV-III
- Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus
- Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus
- Lymphadenopathy-Associated Viruses
- Virus, Lymphadenopathy-Associated
- Viruses, Lymphadenopathy-Associated
- Virus, Human Immunodeficiency
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Virus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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