The primary causes of death from HIV/AIDS are opportunistic infections and cancer, both of which are frequently the result of the progressive failure of the immune system. Risk of cancer appears to increase once the CD4 count is below 500/Î¼L.
or hot line (hÅtâ²lÄ«nâ²) n. 1. A direct and immediate telephone linkup, especially between heads of government, as for use in a crisis. 2. A telephone line that gives quick and direct access to a source of information or help: a 24-hour hotline.
Part of the Telecom glossary: A landline is a telephone that transmits signals converted from audio data through physical media, such as wire or fibre optic cable, rather than through wireless transmission as is the case with mobile phones.