Is aids a parasite

Answer 1

The HIV virus is a lentivirus, meaning that it is slow acting and will cause illness over a long period of time.

When people use the word latent in regards to HIV they usually mean that a person infected with the virus will not show symptoms of illness for quite some time. After initial infection, some patients will show mild flu-like symptoms within the first 1-6 months. However, many of these symptoms are non-specific, and unless someone suspected that they might have been infected with HIV and knew to test for it, they would just think they came down with the flu. These symptoms soon disappear, and the person will probably be asymptomatic (showing no signs or symptoms) for years.

It is not until the virus has sufficiently damaged the immune system that the person will begin to show signs of infection, so called opportunistic infections. This can take years to develop, however, thus lending credence to the idea that HIV is latent.

Answer 2

Not in the general sense of the term parasite. AIDS is caused by the HIV virus.