CVID
CVID may refer to: *Common variable immunodeficiency *Complete, Verifiable and Irreversible Dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program, or, **Complete, Verifiable and Irreversible Denuclearization of North Korea's nuclear program *The FourCC identifier for the video codec Cinepak Cinepak is a lossy video codec developed by Peter Barrett at SuperMac Technologies, and released in 1991 with the Video Spigot, and then in 1992 as part of Apple Computer's QuickTime video suite. One of the first video compression tools to achiev ...

Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is an immune disorder characterized by recurrent infections and low antibody levels, specifically in immunoglobulin (Ig) types IgG, IgM and IgA. Symptoms generally include high susceptibility to foreign invaders, chronic lung disease, and inflammation and infection of the gastrointestinal tract. CVID affects males and females equally. The condition can be found in children or teens but is generally not diagnosed or recognized until adulthood. The average age of diagnosis is between 20 and 50. However, symptoms vary greatly between people. "Variable" refers to the heterogeneous clinical manifestations of this disorder, which include recurrent bacterial infections, increased risk for autoimmune disease and lymphoma, as well as gastrointestinal disease.Cunningham-Rundles, C. Clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency in adults. In: UpToDate, Notarangelo, LD, Feldweg, AM (Eds), UpToDate, Waltham, M ...
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North Korea's Nuclear Program
North Korea has a Korean People's Army, military nuclear weapon program, nuclear weapons program and, as of early 2020, is estimated to have an nuclear arsenal, arsenal of approximately 30 to 40 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year.Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance
Arms Control Association (updated August 2020) North Korea has also stockpiled a significant quantity of chemical weapon, chemical and biological weapons. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Since 2006, the country has been conducting a List of nuclear weapons tests of North Korea, series of six nuclear tests at increasing levels of expertise, prompting the imposition of Sanctions against N ...
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