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Keywords: immunodeficiency, syndrome, virus, deadly, vulnerable

AIDS is a life-threatening disease that affects people's immune system, making them vulnerable to certain illnesses. AIDS is believed to be caused by the HIV virus, which is transmitted through the bodily fluids: semen, blood, including menstrual blood, vaginal discharge or breast milk. People can protect themselves from HIV/AIDS by using condoms when they have oral sex or penetrative sex. You cannot get HIV/AIDS from kissing or hugging.

cwhn.ca

Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health

africanculturalcenter.org

Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

hrw.org

A deadly disease, without a cure, of the human immune system due to infection by a virus.

apheda.org.au

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The term 'HIV/AIDS' is often used because infection with HIV eventually leads to AIDS. A person has AIDS (in contrast to just being infected with HIV) when his/her immune system gets so weak it can no longer fight off common infections and illness and he/she gets ill.

theworldstarts.org

The HI virus attacks the immune system. It causes people to be vulnerable to other diseases such as TB or pneumonia. When the HIV positive person's immune system is so weak that they become ill, they are said to have AIDS.

capegateway.gov.za

the acronym used in most countries to refer to human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

who.int

According to the UN Programme on HIV/Aids, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is the most devastating disease humankind has faced. More than 60m people have been infected with the virus and it is now the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, it is the fourth biggest killer

selfhelp.ie

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

ausaid.gov.au

Human Inmunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Inmunodeficiency Virus

portal.unesco.org

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); symptoms of HIV infection can include opportunistic infections, growth problems, diarrhea, developmental regression and immune system dysfunction

depts.washington.edu

A serious (often deadly) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products by sexual contact or contaminated needles.

mybrainmybody.com

Human Immune Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

cbhnp.org

Human Immune-Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immunity-Deficiency Syndrome

usaid.gov

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Keywords: std, fact, sheets, transmitted, disease

A sexually transmitted disease, see STD Fact Sheets.

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Keywords: kidney, failure

Kidney failure

clearprotection.co.uk