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AIDS
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When AIDS is the defense (or immune) system of the body sufficiently. “Acquired” means that it is not innate, hereditary disease, but something in the life originated or acquired. The lack of working people are immune to AIDS susceptible to diseases that people without HIV generally do not get, such as certain types of pneumonia, infections and skin cancer. AIDS is caused by a virus : HIV.

HIV
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus can enter the body in different ways. Once someone is infected with HIV, this means that the virus has invaded the body and are able to maintain it. Once the virus in the body begins to break down the immune system. Normally the immune system defends the body against harmful bacteria and viruses and protects against such diseases. When HIV weakens the immune system, bacteria and viruses get a chance to cause disease.

Whom HIV infection rises in points since the beginning of little or nothing. Sometimes there are short ‘flu like’ symptoms (the phase of “acute HIV infection”). After some time, symptoms occur. Sometimes that happens after many years. HIV, the immune system then largely demolished. The body can therefore not protect against many diseases, people without HIV who rarely or not usually get. At that point, we speak of AIDS. With time starting with ‘HIV drugs’ can someone with HIV long life without disease to get. The stage AIDS can be prevented, or at least long delayed. These medications can HIV infection in Western countries are now regarded as a chronic illness.