AIDS also known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This virus was discovered in the United States in 1984. As the illness progresses around the US, it interferes more and more with the immune system, making the person much more likely to get infections.HIV is transmitted primarily unprotected sexual intercourse contaminated transfusions, hypodermic, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Some bodily fluids, such…
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