- Aids: a syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that renders immune cells ineffective, permitting opportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurologic diseases to develop; transmitted sexually or through contaminated blood
- EIA: a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood
- ELISA: blood test used to check for antibodies for HIV
- HIV: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- rapid tests: A type of test for HIV, results come in in 20 minutes.