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AIDS is a diagnosis of a condition that has progressed to a low immune function as a result of HIV infection.

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Does AIDs occurs when HIV destroys the immune system?

Yes, AIDS is the end-stage of HIV infection. It occurs when HIV weakens the immune system.


What makes AIDS AIDS?

AIDS is a lead of HIV. AIDS occurs when HIV has defeated your immune system. And now, the disease will be worse. AIDS is like HIV, except without an immune system.


What STD attacks the immune system?

The HIV virus attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.


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


What is the medical name for HIV and AIDS?

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that develops as a result of HIV infection. AIDS is diagnosed based on how well a person's immune system is functioning after HIV infection.


Aids is the third stage of HIV?

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is not a stage of HIV infection, but rather a diagnosis given to an HIV+ person who has reached a certain level of decreased immune function. The AIDS diagnosis is based on the health of a person's immune system, not the amount of virus in the body.


HIV causes AIDS as the result of what?

The HIV virus is a virus that attacks someone's immune system, more specifically, the T-cell. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or the acquisition of a weakened immune system. By destroying your T-cells, HIV causes AIDS.


What is the specific name for HIV?

HIV means Human Immmunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that results from a weakened immune system as a result of HIV infection.


And does he have hiv are aid-?

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS whereas AIDS is the end result of the virus after the immune system is destroyed, and therefore HIV will precede AIDS.


What do HIV and aids mean?

AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus.


Which system does hiv and aids attack?

HIV attacks the immune system. The name itself tells you when it is written in full form. HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus.


Can HIV give you AIDS?

Yes, HIV can give you the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.