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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.


What does HIV do?

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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?

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What type of disease can cause AIDS?

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What infects and destroys T cells of the immune system?

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How is the HIV virus treated?

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What STD attacks the immune system?

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Is AIDS a virus that cuases HIV?

Other way around. HIV is the virus effecting immune system.


What does hiv attacks?

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