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What is the lack of immune system disease?
inherited immunodeficiency syndromeacquired immunodeficiency syndrome
What is theAIDS?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
What is common variable immunodeficiency?
Common variable immunodeficiency is an immunodeficiency disorder characterized by a low level of antibodies. Patients with this disease are subject to recurring infections.
Is HIV an autoimmune disease or an immunodeficiency disorder?
It's a viral infection which causes an immunodeficiency disorder; AIDS.
What is the most common form of immunodeficiency?
selective immunoglobulin A deficiency disease.
What are the symptoms of immunodeficiency?
People with an immunodeficiency disorder tend to become infected by organisms that do not usually cause disease in healthy persons. The major symptoms of most immunodeficiency disorders are repeated infections that heal slowly.
What is the common name for Stage 3 of HIV disease?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
What disease was initially called GRID or gay-related immunodeficiency disease?
AIDS was first called GRID until it was better understood.
What is meant by HIV?
human immunodeficiency virus. it is a disease that severely weakens one's immune system, or defense against disease, over time.
What term is used describing the transmitting of immunodeficiency virus?
Transmission is caused by the host (the person with the disease) and contraction is the term for the person receiving the disease.
What type of microorganism causes AIDS?
It is a virus: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
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.
