Cousin(noun) one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. Cousin(noun) a title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
Since reports of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus began to emerge in the United States in the 1980s, the HIV epidemic has frequently been linked to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) by epidemiologists and medical professionals.en who have sex with men (abbreviated as MSM, also known as males who have sex with males) are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they personally identify themselves.
Host defenses against M tuberculosis depend on cell-mediated immunity. Therefore, persons with HIV infection are at a markedly increased risk. This susceptibility is manifested both as reactivation of LTBI and as new infection with rapid progression to active disease. Active TB is also an important predictor of survival in HIV-infected patients. M tuberculosis and HIV Infection Macrophages.