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A very high percentage of people that are infected with the HIV virus develope aids. There are a few exceptions. There are some people that develope aids that do not have the HIv virus and vice versa.
The test for HIV is not the same as testing for AIDS. The percentages are so high though that they use the HIV test as an indicator.
HIV kills cells that defend the body against disease.
HIV itself is a disease. It soon becomes AIDS and destroys the immune system. HIV is an STD. HIV or AIDS does not kill you by itself. However, it lets diseases in the body so easily that that even the common cold could kill a person easily. Since the immune system is destroyed from the disease, the body cannot fend for itself when a virus enters the body. That's also why most HIV or AIDS sufferers usually stay in the hospital for extended periods of time.
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What is the difference between having HIV and Aids?
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Hence, HIV in the virus and AIDS is the disease that results from the virus.
What HIV is the virus that causes what disease?
AIDS
What is the difference between AIDS and HIV?
The difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the virus that causes the disease AIDS. You can be a carrier of the HIV virus and not contract the disease but you can infect others.
AIDS is a virus?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Are HIV and AIDs two distinct diseases?
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.
How is HIV casued?
HIV does not refer to a disease, but a virus that in-turn causes the disease AIDS. HIV is transmissible via the blood and saliva.
What is The name of the pathogenic organism that causes aids?
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus *HIV is not a pathogenic organism, but a virus. To be an organism it must be able to replicate on its own, which it cannot. It needs a host to do so.
How are hicv and aid's related?
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS is the final stage of HIV disease.
What type of organism is HIV?
HIV is the Acronym for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is caused by a Virus.
The autoimmune disease caused by the HIV virus is?
The autoimmune disease caused by the HIV virus is AIDS.
What type of microorganism causes AIDS?
It is a virus: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
The virus that causes aids is?
The HIV virus causes AIDS. HIV stand for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
