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HIV/AIDS

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AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV which causes your immune system to be weakened leaving you unable to fight even the slightest infection.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV lives in body fluids like blood and cum. The virus causes the immune system to stop working properly and allows the body to get an infection. This process can take about ten years.

HIV can be passed from one person to another mainly by having sex without a condom and sharing needles and syringes.

Although there are some drugs which can slow down the damage done to the immune system and keep people healthier for longer, there is currently no cure for AIDS.

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