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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
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What is the specific name for HIV?
HIV means Human Immmunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that results from a weakened immune system as a result of HIV infection.
What is aids syndrome?
a syndrome caused by a virus called HIV.
What is the medical name for HIV and AIDS?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that develops as a result of HIV infection. AIDS is diagnosed based on how well a person's immune system is functioning after HIV infection.
AIDS is a virus?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Why is AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome considered a syndrome and not a disease?
AIDS is syndrome because it is diagnosed based on several clinical factors as a result of advanced HIV infection. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the reason a person develops AIDS.
What an HIV?
HIV is an acronym. It refers to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
What type of virus infects t cells?
HIV The human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Is HIVs the same as acquired Immunity Syndrome?
No. HIV is not AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV causes AIDS as the result of what?
The HIV virus is a virus that attacks someone's immune system, more specifically, the T-cell. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or the acquisition of a weakened immune system. By destroying your T-cells, HIV causes AIDS.
What are some reasons why aids isn't contagious?
This is all a bit of a technicality. AIDS is a result of HIV, much like a fever is the result of the flu. A fever is not contagious, but the flu is. AIDS is not contagious, but HIV is.AIDS is a syndrome, not the actual virus. The actual virus is HIV, which is contagious. HIV is what is passed from person to person through blood, unprotected sex, sharing needles, and a few other routes. Once a person has HIV, they will develop AIDS as an effect of the virus.
Are AIDS a form of a virus?
AIDS is a disease- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV is the virus.
Can HIV cause AIDS?
Yes, the Human Imunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the cause of Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome
