All 8 Uses

AIDS
in
Chandra's Wars
(Edited)

She had AIDS.
Chpt 1.4

AIDS = a serious (fatal if not treated) disease of the immune system transmitted through bodily fluids especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
There's no mention of AIDS.
Chpt 2.9
In Bonang, AIDS kills so many so fast that families like mine get scattered everywhere.
Chpt 2.11
Or an AIDS sarcoma.
Chpt 3.21
Did he have AIDS?
Chpt 4.29
Their parents…did they die of AIDS?
Chpt 5.41
My mama passed of AIDS.
Chpt 5.41
I tell her about my dreams for an AIDS center in Mama's memory, something like she's got here, and ask her how she got started.
Chpt 5.41 *

Definitions:

(1) (AIDS as in: He has AIDS.)
a serious (fatal if not treated) disease of the immune system transmitted through bodily fluids especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
When not "capitalized" aids more likely refers to people or things that assist with something.