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HIV is the virus. AIDS is the disease caused by the virus. (So HIV is not actually a disease per se.)
As an analogue - the H1N1 virus can cause the flu.
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What is indirect contamination and give an example?
Indirect contamination is the opposite of direct of contamination which does not need to do direct contact to be contaminated. An example of this is a person with HIV/AIDS who shares needles with another person that has no HIV/AIDS. These two people did not have any direct contact with each other, but sharing needles with HIV/AIDS or any types of diseases is an example of indirect contamination which could lead the healthy person to also get the HIV/AIDS.
How many types of AIDS is there?
To date, we know of two types of HIV, known as HIV-1 and HIV-2.
What are the two types of diseases?
The different types of diseases are schizoprenia,parkingson disease,elzheimer,heart disease,lung disease and also AIDS,HIV and more, types of disease: 1.communicable 2.non communicable
Do geese have two feet?
it depends if they have hiv or aids
What are the differences between HIV Aids and Diabetes type 2?
In a nutshell, they are two different diseases. AIDS is a disease that is caused by viral infection, caused by HIV. Diabetes (type 1 or 2) is a metabolic disorder(not infectious disease) in which insulin production is impaired hence the glucose metabolism is altered.
Aids is the third stage of HIV?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is not a stage of HIV infection, but rather a diagnosis given to an HIV+ person who has reached a certain level of decreased immune function. The AIDS diagnosis is based on the health of a person's immune system, not the amount of virus in the body.
Can 2 gay guys get aids if neither is hiv positive?
No. If neither partner has the HIV virus, then neither one can get AIDS. AIDS is caused when HIV has gotten to far along. In order for you to get AIDS, you have to have blood to blood contact with someone that is HIV positive.
Two diseases cause by your parents?
Thalassaemia and AIDS.
What group of viruses does HIV belong to?
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a condition which arises after infection with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV is a lentivirus, part of the retrovirus family. There are two species: HIV-1 and HIV-2. AIDS is not a type of microorganism, but rather, an effect of HIV infection. A person is considered to have AIDS when their CD4+ (a type of white blood cell) count is below 200 per µL of blood.
Does using of the same syringe for two persons having the same blood group cause aids?
No; that will not cause AIDS or HIV.
If a man has two wives did he get aids?
Having two wives does not cause a man to have HIV or AIDS. You contract HIV (the precursor to AIDS) by having sex with or sharing blood (through needles, etc) with a person who is already infected.If the man's wives do not have HIV, he won't get it from them, but he could stille contract it by having sex or sharing blood with someone else.
Is true true that there are a particular group of people in Kenya who cannot get the HIV or AIDS virus.?
Yes it is true. Because there are two types of HIV. HIV 1 and HIV 2. HIV 1 and HIV 2 can never affect this people because they have different jeans. They may have the virus in them but it will never harm them but will harm you as HIV and aids terms are applied..
