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Expand the term AIDS.


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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs):

The diseases transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person through sexual contact are sexually transmitted diseases.

AIDS:

  1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a retrovirus HIV(Human immunodeficiency virus).
  2. The virus destroys the body's immune system, and the patient becomes susceptible to many diseases.

Hence, the expanded term for AIDS is 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome'.


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