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Besides hiv what leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?

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Synonymous: Aids is caused by HIV infection. You can become immuno-suppressed by other conditions and illnesses, but the term is generally used to mean the result of HIV infection, although not everybody with HIV infection will have aids, .

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Answered 8/24/2017

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