HIV+
Positive test result
HIV+ (also written HIV-positive) describes a person who has tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus.
The term appears in medical contexts and personal disclosures: He's been HIV+ for fifteen years.
The plus sign serves as shorthand for positive, parallel to HIV- for negative status.
Having detectable antibodies
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- antiretroviralDrug blocking viral reproduction
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
- immune deficiencyImpaired protective system function
diagnosis · prognosis · T-cells · undetectable · transmission · retrovirus · immunocompromised · PrEP
Pleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- educationSystematic development of mind
- ACT UPHIV/AIDS direct-action organization
red ribbon · World AIDS Day · outreach · policy · funding · research · healthcare equity · decriminalization
Act of revealing information
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- partnerOne who shares activity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- trustConfidence in another
communication · safer sex · dating apps · rejection · acceptance · family planning · conception · negotiation
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
isolation · rejection · misinformation · fear · judgment · misconception · exclusion · stereotypes
Act of revealing information
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- statusOne's relative position
- communityCollective of connected people
- lived experienceKnowledge from personal participation
visibility · pride · acceptance · self-advocacy · representation · dating · relationships · support group
seropositive
Having detectable antibodies
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- antiretroviralDrug blocking viral reproduction
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
immune deficiency · diagnosis · prognosis · T-cells · undetectable · transmission · retrovirus · immunocompromised · PrEP · testing
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- educationSystematic development of mind
ACT UP · red ribbon · World AIDS Day · outreach · policy · funding · research · healthcare equity · decriminalization · harm reduction
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- partnerOne who shares activity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
trust · communication · safer sex · dating apps · rejection · acceptance · family planning · conception · negotiation · honesty
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- shamePainful awareness of failure
secrecy · isolation · rejection · misinformation · fear · judgment · misconception · exclusion · stereotypes · marginalization
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- statusOne's relative position
- communityCollective of connected people
lived experience · visibility · pride · acceptance · self-advocacy · representation · dating · relationships · support group · peer support
HIV+HIV-negative
Without the virus
seronegative · uninfected · negative · nonreactive · undetected
- HIV treatmentAntiretroviral therapy regimen
- HIV testDiagnostic for retrovirus infection
- HIV testingScreening for retrovirus infection
- HIV positiveInfected with AIDS virus
- HIV epidemicMass spread of immunodeficiency virus
- HIV infectionRetrovirus compromising immune system