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A member asked:
What happens if the hiv virus and aids are the same virus, why do they have two names?
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One Name & One Virus: The virus is HIV and the disease is AIDS. HIV infection is caused by the Human-immunodeficiency Virus. This virus targets and destroys the immune system leading to the inability to fight off common infections. This condition is called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Answered 7/23/2014
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