Barney Garcia asked: Since its medical discovery during 1980’s, HIV has appeared as one of the deadliest challenges of human survival. But what does HIV actually mean? HIV is the abbreviation for the virus called Human immunodeficiency virus. It is a kind of retrovirus that causes a disease known as AIDS-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS involves [...]

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james sameul asked: Since the first cases of AIDS were identified more than 25 years ago, millions of people around the world have become infected with HIV, and the epidemic has claimed millions of lives. Globally, there are an estimated 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS, including more than one million in the United States. [...]

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Paul Kanute asked: Today, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) provides a dramatic demonstration of the interaction between malnutrition and infection. Transmission of the virus from mother to fetus is greater when the mother is deficient in vitamin A. The infection progresses fastest in people who are poorly nourished. And severe loss weight and [...]

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