contract AIDS
Definition
To get or acquire the disease.
Category: VERB + AIDS
Examples
He contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion in the 1980s.
She was devastated to learn she had contracted AIDS from her partner.
Without proper precautions, there is a significant risk of contracting AIDS.
The report detailed how many people contract AIDS annually in that region.
If a person shares contaminated needles, they could contract AIDS.
Education is key to preventing people from contracting AIDS.
By the time he was diagnosed, he had already lived with the virus for years after contracting AIDS.
It was once believed that AIDS was contracted primarily through specific high-risk behaviors.
The lawsuit alleged that he contracted AIDS due to medical negligence.
The organization works in communities where people are at high risk of contracting AIDS.