HIV disease is, therefore, characterized by a gradual deterioration of immune functions. The rate of virus replication that stabilizes and remains at a particular level in each individual after the period of primary infection. See Human Leukocyte Antigens. A progressive malignant cancer of the lymphatic system. Symptoms include lymphadenopathy, wasting, weakness, fever, itching, night sweats, and anemia.
Treatment includes radiation and chemotherapy.
Healing traditions that promote the protection and restoration of health through theories reputedly based on the body's natural ability to heal itself and through manipulation of various ways body components affect each other and are influenced by the external environment. Similar in appearance or structure, but not necessarily in function. An active chemical substance formed in one part of the body and carried in the blood to other parts of the body where it stimulates or suppresses cell and tissue activity. See Pituitary Gland. A plant or animal harboring another organism.