Question

Why is AIDS considered a syndrome and not a disease?​

• A. People with AIDS get a collection of symptoms ​as their immune system is damaged.​
• B. People with AIDS get one symptom as their ​immune system is not damaged.​
• C. People with AIDS don't get any symptoms as their immune system is not damaged.​

Answer 1

The correct option is A People with AIDS get a collection of symptoms ​as their immune system is damaged.​

The HIV virus affects the immune system by attacking and destroying the WBCs. The body becomes prone to infection and experiences a different set of symptoms. When the body experiences many symptoms, it is referred to as a syndrome. Diseases have a particular cause with specific symptoms whereas syndromes have a series of different symptoms.