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What is an infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood?
HIV infection or AIDS is the disease, which you have infection by HIV virus, that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood.
What disease was discovered in 1981?
Only infection, which was discovered by that time was HIV infection.
What is hiv carier?
An HIV carrier is someone who has HIV but does not have symptoms of the disease. Because HIV infection is frequently without symptoms, routine screening is important.
Do HIV and STD the same?
No . . . an STD is a Sexually Transmitted Disease. HIV infection is just one of many STDs.
People die from the disease HIV and not from other complications?
People do not die specifically from the virus HIV, but complications from the infection such as AIDS.
To what condition does HIV infection lead?
HIV is the name of the virus - human immunodeficiency virus. The end-stage disease caused by HIV is called AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS was a named and recognized disease prior to the discovery of HIV, which is why you have two different acronyms floating around associated with one infection.
What are some world wide aid causes?
AIDS is caused by advanced disease due to infection with HIV. There are no other causes, although a number of risk factors for infection with HIV have been identified.
Who produces HIV statistics in the UK?
The Parliament of U.K.produces HIV statistics in the U.K. They produce a full report of different aspects of this disease including: AIDS, and HIV infection and treatment.
Can you have AIDS symptoms 6 months afetr infection?
AIDS or HIV is a latent disease. It can show up years after contracting the disease.
Is HIV an autoimmune disease or an immunodeficiency disorder?
It's a viral infection which causes an immunodeficiency disorder; AIDS.
During asymptomatic phase you of HIV disease HIV infection is diagnosed by?
The first test for HIV is an anti-body test. This test looks for anti-bodies that your immune system has devloped to fight off HIV. If you have the anti-bodies, then you probably have the HIV virus.
Can Pulling out avoid HIV infection?
No, pulling out will not avoid HIV infection.
