Question

Why do people suffering from aids die even due to small infections

Answer 1

Most people who die of AIDS do notdie from the virus itself. They die from opportunistic infections (or "OIs"). Often, people are infected with the OI long before they become infected with HIV. Their functioning immune system keeps the OI under control, so they don't have any symptoms of theinfection.

Answer 2

Most people who die of AIDS do not die from the virus itself. They die from opportunistic infections (or "OIs"). Often, people are infected with the OI long before they become infected with HIV. Their functioning immune system keeps the OI under control, so they don't have any symptoms of the infection. Once HIV damages their immune system enough, the OI becomes uncontrolled and makes them sick. If you have HIV, you can take antibiotics to prevent the OI from causing disease. For example, one common opportunistic infection is  PCP). Most people already have the microbe that causes PCP in their body, but it doesn't make them sick. An HIV-positive person, however, may need to take antibiotics to keep from getting very sick.