!!!HIV HIV, "Human Immunodeficiency Virus", identified in 1983 as the pathogen causing AIDS. HIV infections can be identified by an HIV antibody test, which has to be performed in conjunction with medical counselling under the Austrian AIDS law. This test only yields conclusive results after a time lapse of approximately 3 months after infection. \\ The number of HIV-infected persons in Austria is not exactly known because it is not a notifiable disease, but is estimated to have ranged between 9,000 and 15,000 in 1999. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/HIV|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]