HIV-positive

Example Sentences

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Several of the Housewives said they have family members and friends who are HIV-positive and emphasized that the epidemic disproportionately impacts Black women.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The girl's mother is said to have hidden her HIV-positive status during pregnancy and travelled to Spain to give birth in 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Wilson’s doctor told him that he was HIV-positive, had six months to live and that he should get his affairs in order.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Among the television roles she was best known for was the recurring character of an HIV-positive nurse in the hospital drama Soul City.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

The second way was the American quarantine in the early 1990s of HIV-positive Haitian refugees, who were detained at the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French