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The body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease responsible for this.


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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome):

  1. HIV is responsible for causing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) which attacks the body's immune system.
  2. This virus attacks and kills the T-lymphocytes which makes the person vulnerable to different kinds of infections.
  3. Therefore, the disease responsible for rendering the patient's body powerless against any infection is AIDS.

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