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AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
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Why are HIV AIDS so important?
Aids ruin your immune sytem and kill you, HIV is the beginning of aids, but doesnt mean you have AIDS
Are AIDS and HIV the same things and I mean are they similar to each other?
HIV is the virus and AIDS is the disease. You get HIV and once it starts attacking your body you get AIDS. In lucky people, they can have HIV without ever getting AIDS but sadly, this is not true for everyone.
What does it mean when your seaman is gray?
you have HIV/Aids
What is the importance of epidemiology in HIV AIDS?
The importance of studing hiv and aids The importance of studing hiv and aids
Are there vaccinations for HIV or AIDS?
There are no vaccinations for HIV or AIDS.
Who can get HIV AIDS?
anybody can get HIV and then move on to aids.
What percent of Americans who attract HIV will get the AIDS virus?
The difference between HIV and AIDS is a number. If you have the HIV virus, and your T-Cell count is below 200, then you are considered (from that point forward, regardless of your T-Cell count) an AIDS patient. That doesn't mean that everyone with HIV will end up with AIDS... but HIV and AIDS are the same thing; the difference is how much damage the HIV virus has done to your T-Cells.
Is it true that if you are infected with AIDS then you have HIV?
Correct...HIV can lead to AIDS and AIDS can only be caused be the HIV virus.
How is aids and HIV different?
HIV is an early form of aids. Every one who has AIDS had HIV at one point.
Can a person get aids by shaking his penis?
No. What does 'shaking his penis' mean? Do you mean masturbation or jerking off? There is nothing wrong with that as long as you keep yourself clean (clean hands and clean objects). You can only get aids if you have sex without a condom with an HIV/AIDS patient or if you get in contact with blood of an HIV/AIDS patient (mosquitos cannot transmit HIV/AIDS).
What is the difference between having HIV and Aids?
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Hence, HIV in the virus and AIDS is the disease that results from the virus.
How is HIV diffetent from aids?
HIV is a virus; AIDS is a disease.
