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#41: “PLWHA”
-acronym
1. “People Living With HIV/AIDS”. This is often abbreviated as “PLWHA”, “PLWA”, “PLHIV”, or “People Living Positively” has also been used.
Related: “positive”, HIV+, HIV positive
Ex: “The number of PLWHA in the United States has increased at lower rates than in other parts of the world.”
[Origin: American, but used widely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-positive_people%5D
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