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what does HIV/AIDS mean?

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Solon Thompson

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5y ago
Updated: 5/17/2021

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The aids is caused by the HIV. Further more, death is not caused by aids but it is caused by other infections such as pnuemonia, tuberculosis, or some times cancer. Because, the HIV affects the helper T cells which activate other lymphocytes or we can say white blood cells.So, when the T cells does not activate the white blood cells there is no defence mechanisms against other diseases such that what have been said.

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