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What is a syndrome that is caused by a virus that attacks an individuals entire immune system?
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
What is Acquired Immune Deficiensy Syndrome caused by?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
What is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus apex?
HIV causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
What is theAIDS?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
What type of microorganism causes AIDS?
It is a virus: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
How can HIV transform in to AIDS?
aids stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome which is a disease of the body's immune system's is caused by a virus named the human immunodeficiency virus commonly known as HIV.
Is aids an immune deficicency disorders?
AIDS is a disease caused by a virus known as the "Human Immunodeficiency Virus"(HIV). AIDS in full name is "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome." -Hope it helps.
What do the medical abbreviations HIV and AIDS mean?
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is a virus that attacks your immune system (body's natural defense system) which are your white blood cells, specifically, CD4+ cells. The virus & the infections that it causes are consider HIV. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is consider the final stage where you have a low number of CD4+ cells. At this stage you can easily get infections or cancers then a healthy person would. Just because you have HIV does not mean you have AIDS.
What is an example of an STD caused by a virus?
An example of an STD caused by a virus is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Another common viral STD is human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause genital warts and is associated with certain types of cancer. Both infections are primarily transmitted through sexual contact.
Is AIDS caused by microbes?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a virus known asHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is contagious and can be transmitted from person to person. HIV can be transmitted during sexual contact, sharing contaminated needles, from mother to child through breast milk or during birth. HIV has also been spread as the result of contaminated blood products.
Which disease could result if many T cells are destroyed in this manner?
If many T cells are destroyed, the immune system may become severely compromised, leading to increased susceptibility to infections and diseases. This condition is known as immunodeficiency or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Does viruses cause aids?
HIV is the beginning stage to AIDS. The introduction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is what starts the condition. A human can carry this virus for up to 12 years (or longer with treatment) and eventually it will manifest as Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome (AIDS). HIV and AIDS are the same virus infection, where HIV presence is the first stage.
