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HIV & AIDS

HIV & AIDS

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, which is a virus that attacks the immune system. Your immune system protects you from germs that cause infections and make you sick. When the number of healthy cells drops below a certain amount, you can get certain infections, and this is known as AIDS.

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About HIV & AIDS

According to the drug maker Abbot "The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system. Your immune system protects you from germs that cause infections and make you sick. Once HIV is in your system, over time, it lowers the number of healthy immune cells (CD4 cells) that you have to fight the germs that cause infections.

When the number of healthy cells drops below a certain amount, you can get certain infections (called opportunistic infections). This is known as AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). For some people it takes a long time for AIDS to develop, but for others it can develop quickly."

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