HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infections, making humans suffer from other infections and diseases. HIV is a linative virus (literally "slow virus"; A member of the retrovirus family) is someone who gradually attacks and destroys the immune system, defends the body against the infection, puts an individual at risk of a variety of other infections and certain disorders that ultimately cause Death. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, during which fatal infections and cancers develop frequently.

The virus does not spread through the air like a cold and flu virus. HIV lives in blood and some body fluids. To get HIV, someone with HIV has to get 1 of these fluids into your blood. HIV affects the immune system, causing developing damage and ultimately does not enable it to fight the infection.

The virus connects itself with immune system cells called cd4 lymphocyte cells, which protect the body from various bacteria, viruses, and other bacteria. Once a virus connects, it enters the cd4 cells and makes thousands of copies of itself. These copies then leave the cd4 cells, killing them in the process.

This process continues until the number of cd4 cells, also known as your cd4 count, eventually decreases so that your immune system stops functioning. Fever, chills, rash, night sweats, muscle aches, sore throat, fatigue, swollen lymph, nodes and mouth blisters are the common symptoms of this disease.

Some difference between aiv and AIDS HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Ides means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. HIV and AIDS are different and people with this virus HIV, not possess AIDS in all cases.

HIV is the virus which is transmitted from person to person. Over time, HIV destroys a major type of cell in your immune system (called cd4 cell or t cell) that helps protect you from infection. When you don't have enough of these cd4 cells, your body can't fight the infection the way it usually does.

HIV has no treatment yet. However, antiretroviral treatment (art) can control HIV and allow people to live a long and healthy life. HIV is treated with antiretrovirals, which work by stopping the replication of viruses in the body. It allows the immune system to heal itself and prevent further damage but it is not a permanent treatment for HIV.

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