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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
acute retroviral syndrome
HIV, as you probably know, is the human immunodeficiency virus, the organism that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). AIDS typically develops 5-10 years after infection with HIV. But about two-thirds of people who become infected with HIV develop some early symptoms, usually two to four weeks after they were infected. This illness is termed "acute retroviral syndrome" or "primary HIV infection." The syndrome is similar to the flu.
Could you tell me what "acute" means in this paragraph?
Also I think "syndrome" means "symptoms" in this context? Am I right? [Note : syndrome has 3 meanings in the dictionary]
Could you tell me what "acute" means in this paragraph?
Also I think "syndrome" means "symptoms" in this context? Am I right? [Note : syndrome has 3 meanings in the dictionary]
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2) : having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course < acute disease> 1 : a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition (it is not a synonym for symptom)
- 2) : having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course < acute disease> 1 : a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition (it is not a synonym for symptom)
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2) : having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course <acute disease>
1 : a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition (it is not a synonym for symptom)
1 : a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition (it is not a synonym for symptom)
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Thank you Nona the Brit
I read that that illness disappears after a week or two, so why it is called "acute retroviral syndrome", as "acute" means "sharp rise" i.e. continuous rise (you told).
I read that that illness disappears after a week or two, so why it is called "acute retroviral syndrome", as "acute" means "sharp rise" i.e. continuous rise (you told).
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Acute rise means it happens suddenly and often violently.
Acute does not mean continuous. In illness it means coming sharply to a crisis.
Acute does not mean continuous. In illness it means coming sharply to a crisis.
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If you read the paragraph again, User_gary, you'll see that the author isn't saying that the illness goes away after a couple of weeks. The author is contrasting the slow appearance of symptoms in 1/3 of cases (which take up to 15 years to show) and the quick, sudden onset of symptoms for 2/3 of cases (which show up after only 2-4 weeks).
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