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why is AIDS considered to be a 'syndrome ' thus are not a disease

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Why is AIDS considered a syndrome?

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Dev Jain, Studying B.pharm

Answered Mar 2, 2015

AIDS is acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is called a syndrome because it is a group or one can say a collection of symptoms. It is so because due to AIDS many other diseases like pneumonia and typhoid can occur as our immune system becomes so weak that it is vulnerable to any pathogen. So there is no particular symptom of this disease as infact the first sings of the disease may occur after many years pro to the onset of disease. That's the main reason why AIDS is considered a syndrome. Unlike any other disease you can't tell any particular symptom related to this disease but as our immune system becomes too weak so many other diseases gets to us and there symptoms occur. 
AIDS is fatal due to this reason only because of the weakening of the immune system and attack of the other pathogens.

Answer 2

AIDS is acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is called a syndrome because it is a group or one can say a collection of symptoms. It is so because due to AIDS many other diseases it is vulnerable to any pathogen. So there is no particular symptom of this disease as in fact the first sings of the disease may occur after many years pro to the onset of disease. That's the main reason why AIDS is considered a syndrome.