Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized as a new disease in 1981.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis and not a disease. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes someone to develop AIDS.
James I. Slaff has written: 'The AIDS epidemic' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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It is a virus: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
Darren Headley has written: 'HIV & AIDS in Russia' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV infections
Lawrence Mass has written: 'Medical answers about AIDS' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Directories, Miscellanea
Diane Richardson has written: 'Women and AIDS' -- subject(s): Popular works, Women, AIDS (Disease), Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis and not a disease. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes someone to develop AIDS.