noun
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
Medical term for the virus that causes AIDS. Often abbreviated as HIV in both English and Japanese.
See also: ＨＩＶ
ヒト免疫不全ウイルス（HIV）は、エイズの原因となるウイルスです。
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS.
Standard katakana-kanji hybrid spelling for the virus name.
Rarely used kanji form; the katakana spelling is strongly preferred.
エイズ (AIDS) is the disease caused by HIV, while ヒト免疫不全ウイルス is the virus itself.
Calque of English 'human immunodeficiency virus', using ヒト (human), 免疫不全 (immunodeficiency), and ウイルス (virus).