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I was wondering what HIV AIDS are. Could you please tell me what it is.
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HIV can result from sharing needles from one another or sharing blood somehow
AIDS destroys your immune system and makes it not able to function correctly.
They both suck.
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Maria
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Hi Sweetie,
HIV is a virus transmitter though body fluids. For instance, sharing a needle with a carrier of the disease or having unprotected sex. AIDS is the disease tat destroys your immune system.
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sexually transmitted diseases. you'll go into away more depth about them when you're in 7th grade and taking biology. they are disesaes that are transmitted through.. uhh the act of love.
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HIV AIDS is when you have like sexual contact with someone and like the blood has a disease in it. Its starts out as HIV and then it turns into AIDS then when you find out about it you gotta live with it and then you DIE, its so scary, they have no cure for it yet. I hope I helped.
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its transmitted from having sex or sharing needles.. its mainly a blood disease and it kills people there isnt no cure for it.. theres medicine to help it so you wont die so fast but other then that most people cant afford it and die..much luv dez and i hope you dont have it..
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they are sexually transmitted diseases that make your life suck
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well alot of people tend to confuse them as the same thing. Whereas infact, jus because you are "HIV positive" (have acquired "human immunodeficiency virus") it doesn't mean you have AIDS. people often contract HIV through drug habits, ie sharing needles when injecting drugs. the virus is alao passed down from mother to child.
Once somebody is infected with HIV it makes them susceptable to many more diseases, such as AIDS. Once AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)is acquired, it prevents your immune system from fighting foreign bodies and germs in your body and therefore basically makes any disease 10x worse since the symptoms are exaggerated and it takes alot longer to fight it off (if your body can at all) ofthen AIDS sufferes are on a cocktail of drugs to try and keep illneses at bay.
wow biology dus come in useful! :p hope i helped.
alex
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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast-feeding. People with HIV have what is called HIV infection. Most of these people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection.A positive HIV test result does not mean that a person has AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS is made by a physician using certain clinical criteria. Infection with HIV can weaken the immune system to the point that it has difficulty fighting off certain infections. These types of infections are known as "opportunistic" infections because they take the opportunity a weakened immune system gives to cause illness.
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. An HIV-infected person receives a diagnosis of AIDS after developing one of the CDC-defined AIDS indicator illnesses, (opportunistic infection.) An HIV-positive person who has not had any serious illnesses also can receive an AIDS diagnosis on the basis of certain blood tests (CD4+ counts). A CD4+ count of less than 200 indicates a severely damaged immune system and an AIDS diagnosis.Many of the infections that cause problems or may be life threatening for people with AIDS, are usually controlled by a healthy immune system. The immune system of a person with AIDS is weakened to the point that medical intervention may be necessary to prevent or treat serious illness. Also, once a person is diagnosed with AIDS, they will always be considered to have AIDS, regardless of clinical changes later on. For example, if a person has HIV and a CD4 count below 200, they are considered to have AIDS. If their CD4 count later goes back to above 200, they are still considered to have AIDS. Today there are medical treatments that can slow down the rate at which HIV weakens the immune system. There are other treatments that can prevent or cure some of the illnesses associated with AIDS. As with other diseases, early detection offers more options for treatment and preventative care.
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HIV is a virus transmitted through blood, sexual intercourse, breast milk, or inheritance. AIDS is the disease sometimes caused by this virus, however if you have HIV it does not mean you have AIDS. What AIDS does is attack your immune system, so your body can't fight against what would be a normally harmless disease. Some people might say that you get this disease if you are gay, but that is not true. Anybody can get it very easily, and there is no cure. There is medication, but it does not cure the condition.
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