HIV positive

or HIV-pos·i·tive

[ eych-ahy-vee-poz-i-tiv ]

adjective

1. (of a person) diagnosed by a test as being infected with HIV.

Example Sentences

If just one of those donors was HIV positive, then the virus could be passed on.

From BBC

Unlike his discomfort with being a Jew, Cohn's disconnect over his identity as a gay man wound up taking a literally deadly turn for him after he was diagnosed as HIV positive.

From Salon

If just one of those donors was HIV positive, then the virus could be passed on.

From BBC

A statement posted on X said that the former airline manager, who is HIV positive and claims he was not given regular access to his usual medication, was travelling to the UK for treatment for a few days before going on to Mexico.

From BBC

HIV charities had also launched interventions in the case after claims Mr Guerrero Aviña, who is HIV positive, had not had regular access to his medication, which keeps the virus under control.

From BBC

Related Words

• acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• sexually transmitted disease
• virus