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Overview, Incidence, HIV and the Immune System

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:55 am


Overview

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks the body's immune system, multiplying and spreading from cell to cell at incredible speed, damaging and destroying cells. At first, the immune system fights back by producing new cells, but eventually, HIV causes so much damage that the immune system can no longer keep up. When this happens, T-cells drop below 200 and AIDS develops.

Incidence and Prevalence

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 33.2 millio...Read the full article

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