It is common knowledge that
AIDS come from HIV, But what exactly is HIV?
Human immunodeficiency virus is the name of the retrovirus that causes AIDS. This virus is responsible for weakening the immune system to a point that it the bodycan no longer fight even the simplest illness or infection.
The virus can be transmitted through exchange of bodliy fluids, particualry
sexual intercourse. A person who is HIV positive can have several years before contracting AIDS. Although scientists are continuously working on a cure, no treatment for HIV has been discovered yet.
Antibodies are the body's natural defense against foreign materials. After a month or two, if you've been infected HIV, antibodies appear in your blood. The gap between infection and the development of antibodies is called the window period. During this t
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