It was diagnosed that the body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease he is suffering from. What type of microbe is responsible for this disease and how does it spread from one person to the other.

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The patient in the given case is suffering from Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In AIDS, the immune system of an individual is severely affected because of the progressive destruction of immune cells. The microbe responsible for AIDS is a virus called Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

This virus can be transmitted from one organism to another in the following ways:
1. Unsafe sexual contact
2. Transfusion of contaminated blood
3. Use of infected syringes and needles
4. Vertical transmission from mother to the developing fetus

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