AIDS and HIV

Aids-acquired immune deficiency syndrome- is caused by HIV (Human Immunodefiniency Virus), which produces no symptoms for up to ten years before a person is diagnosed with aids. This virus attacks the immune system and leaves the body vulnerable to a lot of life-threatening illnesses. Bacteria, yeast, and viruses that do not cause disease cause these illnesses. Aids has become the most serious worldwide epidemic, and one of most dangerous stage of HIV. AIDS was known …

…to fight off ever-present germs, or being able to move comfortably in many environments. But for someone with an immune weakness, the environment presents many challenges and hazards. People with Aids have special health needs that force them to worry daily about things most of us never even think about. There are a number of things we can do to make life easier for people with AIDS, both in our homes and offices. Word count: 1744