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

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

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

He admitted to having sex with the woman, who was HIV positive, but said the encounter was consensual.

From BBC

Chira would later reveal in a radio interview that he was HIV positive, which drove him to alcohol abuse and led him to fall into depression.

From BBC

Related Words

• acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• sexually transmitted disease
• virus