AIDS+(Acquired+Immune+Deficiency+Syndrome)

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Definition:
a devastating and uncurable llness that is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and progressively weakens the body's immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to opportunistic infections that usually cause death. p339 gen psych pp338-342 Chapter 10

Related Pages:

 * Viral STDs
 * HIV
 * STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 * Bacterial STDs
 * AIDS Health care
 * [|cdc.gov]

Analogies:

 * HIV is to AIDS, as a deep cut is to blood.
 * AIDS is like the cancer of STD's

Mnemonics:

 * 1) There's no aid for AIDS.
 * 2) A.I.D.S. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

In the News:

 * 1) ‍‍[|HIV/AIDS Infection Rates on Rise in U.S. as Rare Conference Opens.]
 * 2) [|Global HIV and AIDS News]
 * 3) [|AIDS Conference Opens Sunday]
 * 4) [|Is HIV/AIDS Financing Insufficient?]
 * 5) [|Uganda Sees AIDS Rate Rise]
 * 6) ‍‍[|CDC Report on Aids]
 * 7) [|HIV/AIDS in Africa]include component="comments" page="AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)" limit="10"