0
The overwhelming consensus of the scientific and medical community is that AIDS is caused by the HIV infection.
HIV is a slow virus; so whilst most people with untreated HIV will eventually go on to develop AIDS, a fortunate minority are such slow progressors that they will never actually develop any AIDS-defining illnesses.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoYes, HIV is one of the few causes of AIDS.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is it true that if you are infected with AIDS then you have HIV?
Correct...HIV can lead to AIDS and AIDS can only be caused be the HIV virus.
How do gay people cause aids or hiv?
They don't. AIDS and HIV are caused by a virus.
AIDS is a virus?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
The autoimmune disease caused by the HIV virus is?
The autoimmune disease caused by the HIV virus is AIDS.
Is aids a viral disease?
Aids is an autoimmune disease caused by HIV (virus).
What is the leading cause of AIDS?
AIDS is caused by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus.
Which bacteria causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by a virus, not a bacteria. It is the HIV virus.
Can aids be caused by a fungus?
No, HIV is a virus, not a fungus.
What bacterium causes AIDS?
AIDS is not caused by bacterium. It is caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Does viruses cause aids?
HIV is the beginning stage to AIDS. The introduction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is what starts the condition. A human can carry this virus for up to 12 years (or longer with treatment) and eventually it will manifest as Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome (AIDS). HIV and AIDS are the same virus infection, where HIV presence is the first stage.
What's the cause of AIDS?
AIDS is caused by having unprotected sexual relations with a person who has HIV/AIDS.
What well know diseases are caused by viruses?
AIDS is caused by HIV virus.
