International, editorial 30 nov (EFE).-the foundation of the Spanish urgent (Fundéu BBVA) in the Argentina, with information on the world day of the fight against AIDS, recommended that “AIDS” is written in lowercase and to avoid confusion with “VIH”.
The word “AIDS” was formed as an acronym for “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”. Due to the use, already has become a common noun, so the Fundéu BBVA advised it is written with lowercase letters, and not “sida”.
As well, examples such as “AIDS patients calling for a law to free travel” or “Successfully tested an experimental AIDS vaccine” would be more appropriate to write “AIDS patients calling for a law to free travel” or “They tested an experimental AIDS vaccine with success”.
Also the urgent Spanish Foundation, which works in the Argentina with the advice of the Argentina Academy of letters, recalls that the term “AIDS” is not a synonym for “HIV”, since “AIDS” is the name of the disease, and the acronym “HIV” (human immunodeficiency virus) refers to the virus that causes the.
The foundation of the Spanish Express (www.fundeu.es) is an institution promoted by the Agencia Efe and sponsored by the BBVA Bank that has as main objective the good use of the Spanish in the media. EFE
