A.i.d.s. Virus Now Known As Hiv (Press, 27 January 1987)
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Summary: A.i.d.s. Virus Now Known As Hiv (Press, 27 January 1987)
On 27 January 1987, it was announced that the killer virus associated with A.I.D.S. would officially be renamed HIV in advertising campaigns by the Health Department starting in March. While the public had commonly referred to the virus as A.I.D.S. or acquired immunity deficiency syndrome, medical authorities are adopting the term HIV, which stands for human immuno deficiency virus. This change comes in alignment with recommendations from the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses, and New Zealand's Health Department intends to adopt this internationally recognised terminology, according to Len Walden, the assistant manager of health protection programmes. It is important to note that the term A.I.D.S. will still be used to describe the clinical condition affecting individuals who have contracted the HIV infection. However, not everyone exposed to the HIV virus will develop A.I.D.S. The existing A.I.D.S. education programme, which has a budget of NZ$180,000, is set to conclude at the end of February, after which a new campaign using the HIV nomenclature will be developed.
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