What kills you when you have full blown AIDS?

Answer 1

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by a virus called HIV (Humman Immunodeficiency Virus.) HIV attacks the part of the body that fights disease, the immune system.

HIV is not curable, and over time, a person's immune system becomes weaker as the viral infection progresses. There are many effective treatments that allow people with HIV to live much longer, however people still do die as a result of HIV infection.

HIV attacks white blood cells and does not directly result in someone's death. However, as the immune system is less able to fight infection, HIV+ people are at high risk for developing serious illnesses from which they are not able to recover. There are special afflictions called "opportunistic infections" which do not infect those with healthy immune systems but can be deadly to people with HIV. These opportunistic infections are often the result of death.

Answer 2

AIDS doesn't actually kill the victim. AIDS weakens the immune system to such an extent that other infections that would normally pose no threat to a healthy person are able to overcome the weakened immune system and kill the victim.

Answer 3

AID's lower the immune system to the point where it cannot fight off diseases nor recover from thing such as the common cold. Therefore, you die.

Answer 4

Conditions and infections that a person with a functioning immune system could most often fight off.

Answer 5

Your immune system.