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No, it is a virus that usually destroys the *immune*system of primates.
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True or false HIV is a virus that destroys the circulatory system?
False. HIV destroys the immune system.
Does aids infect the circulatory system?
HIV infects the circulatory system (is carried in the blood and other bodily fluids). It weakens the immune system when the person develops full blown AIDS (as a result of contracting the HIV virus).
Is HIV a bloodborne pathogen?
Yes, it primarily exists in the circulatory system and destroys T-cells. This is why blood transfusions are checked for HIV/AIDS.
How is the body's defense system destroyed by the deadly disease of HIVAIDS?
The HIV virus destroys the body's T-cells.
What does HIV do?
It destroys the immune system.
Does AIDs occurs when HIV destroys the immune system?
Yes, AIDS is the end-stage of HIV infection. It occurs when HIV weakens the immune system.
What is human immunodefiency virus HIV?
HIV virus attack to ammune system
What type of disease can cause AIDS?
AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV. This virus attacks the immune system especially the T cells. It destroys the body's ability to fight off infections.
Can AIDS attack the circulatory system?
No. The virus is HIV and the disease is AIDs. It only attacks the immune system but that causes the immune system from destroying other invaders that cause various opportunistic infections.
What infects and destroys T cells of the immune system?
HIV
How is the HIV virus treated?
HIV is NOT TREATABLE. HIV attacks your immune system.
What STD attacks the immune system?
The HIV virus attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.
