Question

Define AIDS. Mention its causes and transmission. Which individuals have a high risk of acquiring it?

Answer 1

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• AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome:

Δ     Acquired means you can get infected with it;

• Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases.

• Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease.

• AIDS is caused by a virus called the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

• If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make "antibodies," special immune molecules the body makes to fight HIV.

Δ Causes

People transmit HIV in bodily fluids, including:

• blood

• semen

• vaginal secretions

• anal fluids

• breast milk

Δ STDs can increase the risk of spreading HIV. HIV-infected persons are more likely to shed HIV when they have urethritis or a genital ulcer. When HIV-infected persons get another STD such as gonorrhea or syphilis, it suggests that they were having sex without using condoms.

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