Essay Archive - AIDS
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known as AIDS, is
caused by the incurable HIV virus. AIDS is a deadly disease that
deteriorates the immune system. There are two groups of HIV (human
immunodeficiency virus), HIV-1 that occurs throughout the world and HIV-2
that mainly occurs in Africa. The HIV virus enters the white blood cells
and takes over the reproductive system of that cell and uses the system to
reproduce itself. The white blood cell dies and the new HIV cells infect
other white blood cells and repeat the process.
If you have become infected with the AIDS disease you may not have
any symptoms of the for the next ten years. ....
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