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The HIV virus attacks the immune system. Specifically it affects Helper T-cells.
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What does HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) do to the body?
If someone is HIV positive, the person has the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus weakens the body's immune system, causing the person to be more susceptible to other illnesses and infections.
My husband has the Hiv virus and he sucks my breasts can I get it?
not from him sucking on ur breasts.
What can HIV be transmitted by?
HIV is transmitted through body fluids like blood and semen.
What does it mean when someone has AIDS?
It means that they have been infected with the HIV virus and are currently showing symptoms of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Why combination therapy used in TB?
TB is becoming single drug resistant as new strains develop. Combination therapy attacks the disease in a multiple of ways weakening it's hold on the body. This also why HIV virus is attacked with a cocktail of anti retrovirals.
What is human immunodefiency virus HIV?
HIV virus attack to ammune system
Which body system does HIV attack?
HIV attacks the immune system. The name itself tells you when it is written in full form. HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus.
Can a raccoon get HIV?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is not able to live outside the human body. Racoons would be unable to contract the virus.
Is HIV a virus or bacteria?
HIV is a virus,as its full form is human immuno virus.
What does HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) do to the body?
If someone is HIV positive, the person has the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus weakens the body's immune system, causing the person to be more susceptible to other illnesses and infections.
What does AIDS attack in the human body?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis, not a disease. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes someone to develop AIDS. HIV uses the cells that fight disease (T-lymphocytes, macrophages and dendritic) to replicate.
What type of pathogen is HIV?
HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus.
Can HIV live in tattoo ink?
No, HIV doesn't live outside the human body. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Virus.) HIV is transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk.
How many times does HIV virus live in water?
HIV is not able to live outside the conditions of the human body.
What type of virus is AIDS and HIV?
aids is an hiv: human immunodeficiency virus. and hiv is an std.
Why can't the hIV virus be killed?
The virus CAN be killed, but in the human body, most things that will kill the virus would also kill the human. Research is continuing on things that can kill the virus but not the human.
Why is it named HIV?
HIV Stands For Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV Is An Infection By The Human Immunodeficiency Virus... Hope It Helped . x
