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AIDS is considered a syndrome and not a disease. Give reasons.​

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  • AIDS virus attacks white blood cells (WBCs) or lymphocytes (T4 helper cells) of human beings and weakens the human body's immunity or self defence mechanism.​ ​
  • AIDS is acquired immuno deficiency syndrome, caused by human immuno deficiency virus where we get variety of symptoms. When a group of symptoms occur together in the exis­tence of a particular disease, it is known as syn­drome. ​ ​

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