Question

What is AIDS? Which microbe is responsible for AIDS infection ? State one mode transmission of this disease.Explain in brief one measure for the prevention of AIDS

Answer 1

• HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms your immune system by destroying the white blood cells that fight infection. AIDS stands for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.
  
• HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person.
  
• Strategies to reduce the risk of HIV infection include , never sharing needles, and using condoms during sexual intercourse