Muzvezve
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HIV/AIDS
Muzvezve is a colloquial Shona slang term used to refer to HIV/AIDS, often indirectly or euphemistically. Because of the stigma historically associated with HIV/AIDS, people may use this word instead of naming the illness openly.
The term carries a sensitive tone and should be used carefully, especially when speaking about someone’s health or death. It is not a formal medical term, but rather community/street slang.
"Vamwe vaiti akagonya nemuzvezve asi kuchibhezhi zvainzi aneTB"
Translation: "Some say he died of HIV/AIDS but the hospital said he had Tuberculosis"
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