AIDS ( Acquired Immunodeficieny Syndrome) occurs when HIV Human Immunodificiency Virus) infects a person. Sexually transmitted AIDS occurs when a person has unporotected sex, (sex without a condom) with someone who has HIV. The virus can be in an infected person's blood, semen, or vaginal secretions, and can enter the other persons body through tiny, microscopic tears, cuts or sores in the lining of your vagina, penis, rectum or mouth. Due to the friction occurring during sexual activity, microscopic lacerations occur quite often, this allows these body fluids from the infected partner to enter the uninfected partners blood stream.
HIV (Human Immunde Deficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.)
HIV is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk.
AIDS is caused by HIV attacking cells associated with immune function.
AIDS is almost exclusively caused by being infected with HIV.
blood transfusion and sexual intercourse
HIV causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
The full abbreviation of AIDS is Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a serious, contagious virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS ).
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
Yes, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is by definition the end stage of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
HIV- Human immunodeficiency virus AIDS- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV is an acronym. It refers to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
AIDs - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS is the abbreviation of acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. Acquired meaning you become infected by a specific source (not genetic or insidious random onset) and immunodeficiency because it is the final stage of the hiv virus that causes severe immune system compromise/deficiency.
An immunodeficiency syndrome. Hereditary types are called SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency) and the acquired type (from HIV) is AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).