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You don't catch AIDS, you catch the HIV virus. HIV is a virus that attacks a certain very important type of immune system cells. After it invades these immunity support cells it spreads through them. As the number of these cells dwindles your immune system becomes less and less effective at defending against diseases. When the number of these immunity helping cells falls below a certain number the person is defined to have AIDS. So AIDS is not a disease, it is an "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome" resulting from the loss of these immunity cells. People do not die of AIDS, instead their body becomes incapable of defending against common diseases such that even a common cold can kill them.
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How do you go from HIV to AIDS?
As HIV infection progresses, it turns into 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
If HIV infection doesn and rsquot directly kill patients what does?
HIV turns into AIDS which does kill the person.
What is worse Malaria or aids?
AIDS is much worse it turns off the body's immune system and causes the person to have any sickness
Are AIDS and HIV the same things and I mean are they similar to each other?
HIV is the virus and AIDS is the disease. You get HIV and once it starts attacking your body you get AIDS. In lucky people, they can have HIV without ever getting AIDS but sadly, this is not true for everyone.
What does it mean when your seaman is gray?
you have HIV/Aids
What do HIV and aids mean?
AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
What is the importance of epidemiology in HIV AIDS?
The importance of studing hiv and aids The importance of studing hiv and aids
Are there vaccinations for HIV or AIDS?
There are no vaccinations for HIV or AIDS.
Who can get HIV AIDS?
anybody can get HIV and then move on to aids.
What percent of Americans who attract HIV will get the AIDS virus?
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.
Does a fever blister mean you have HIV or AIDS?
No, a fever blister (cold sore) is caused by the herpes simplex virus, not HIV or AIDS. HIV and AIDS weaken the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to infections like herpes, but having a cold sore does not mean you have HIV or AIDS.
