HIV is the virus that causes AIDS
HIV is a virus. AIDS is a diagnosis. HIV is contagious and causes a person to develop AIDS. AIDS is not contagious and only occurs in people who are HIV+.
The difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the virus that causes the disease AIDS. You can be a carrier of the HIV virus and not contract the disease but you can infect others.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Hence, HIV in the virus and AIDS is the disease that results from the virus.
The reason why the doctor needs to know the difference between AIDS and HIV is because HIV is the cause for AIDS.
The bad kind. HIV/AIDS. Between 1,400,000 and 1,800,000 adults were living with HIV/AIDS by the end of 2007.
Yes, there's no direct link between your reproductive system and your HIV status.
The importance of studing hiv and aids The importance of studing hiv and aids
The dividing line between HIV and AIDS is CD4 count of 200. Anything below is considered AIDS.
There are no vaccinations for HIV or AIDS.
anybody can get HIV and then move on to aids.
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.
HIV is an early form of aids. Every one who has AIDS had HIV at one point.