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CDC 1987 definition of AIDS
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A case of AIDS is defined as an illness characterised by HIV infection and one or more of the diseases below:
- cryptosporidiosis
- pneumocystosis
- toxoplasmosis
- strongyloidosis
- candidiasis
- cryptococcosis
- coccidioidomycosis
- histoplasmosis
- mycobacteriosis
- nocardiosis
- salmonella
- cytomegalovirus activation
- herpes simplex virus activation
- varicella zoster virus activation
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- immunoblastic lymphomas (B cells)
- primary CNS lymphoma
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- cryptosporidiosis
- pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- toxoplasmosis
- strongyloides stercoralis
- candidiasis
- cryptococcosis
- histoplasmosis
- mycobacterial infections
- nocardia pneumonia
- salmonellosis excluding enteric fevers (S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi)
- cytomegalovirus
- herpes simplex
- varicella-zoster virus infections
- progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- lymphoma (HIV related)