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Aids

Aids . What is it? How do you get it How does aids affect the immune system What do you take for it? Is it curable? . Well aids stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, but aids is when the immune system is to weak to fight off infections. . What is Aids ?.

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Aids

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  1. Aids What is it? How do you get it How does aids affect the immune system What do you take for it? Is it curable?

  2. Well aids stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, but aids is when the immune system is to weak to fight off infections. What is Aids?

  3. You get aids from an infected person’s body fluids. I in sexual contact or doing drug from a dirtied needle. How do you get it?

  4. It prevents your immune system from protecting your body from fighting infection. How does aids affect the immune system?

  5. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Helps disable a protein needed by HIV to make copies of itself • Protease inhibitors (Pis) helps disable protease. • Entry or fusion inhibitors. hese drugs block HIV's entry into CD4 cells What do you take for it?

  6. Sadly no, but variety of drugs can be used in combination to help control the virus. Is it curable?

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