Incorporating all these suggestions could give this version AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a global human epidemic The etiologic agent of AIDS is a retrovirus designated human immunodeficiency virus HIV AIDS is defined as a CD4 T lymphocyte count less than 200 cells uL or an AIDS defining condition in persons with HIV antibodies This avoids much of the POV unreferenced specualation 01 49 4 Jun 2005 UTC