OI

What does OI stand for?

Opportunistic infection

An acronym for an infection that takes advantage of weak immune systems; commonly associated with HIV and AIDS because of the havoc those diseases cause on a person's immune system; includes invasive cervical cancer, lymphoma, and tuberculosis.

Example

You have to watch out for OIs when you have AIDS cause they will kill you

Related Slang

AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome
HIVHuman immunodeficiency virus
medsMedications
TSSToxic Shock Syndrome
UNADRYou need a doctor
T1DType 1 Diabetes

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Updated December 3, 2014

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