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The Human immunodeficiency Virus or HIV as it is popularly known, is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). HIV causes a person’s immune system to weaken dramatically. The immune system is the body’s defense mechanism against all forms of infection and undesirable intrusions. When HIV attacks the body’s immune system, the body becomes [...]
Human immunodeficiency virus, more commonly known as HIV, is classified as a lentivirus, which is a member of the retrovirus family. Lentivirus is characterized by an elongated incubation period. HIV causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) which is a condition in humans wherein the immune system starts to fail, ultimately leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections and [...]