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Whats creates and cause aids?

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HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus is the causative agent of aids. It is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse, anal sex being more risky. Sharing of body fluids, as by sharing needles for intravenous drug abuse and rarely through blood transfusion. The virus takes about ten years to develop into aids. Treatments are available to control the disease. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hivaids.

Answered 6/19/2013

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Dr. Powlin Manuel answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Cuased by a virus!: Good evening, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids), is a condition, as the name suggests in which our immune system fails to do the function of fighting viruses, bacteria, and fungal infections, and eliminating cancer cells from our body. The results are uncontrollable infections, and cancers. The defects are caused by human immunodeficiency virus, which are often sexually transmitted.

Answered 6/26/2013

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