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Why is AIDS considered to be a ‘syndrome’ and not a disease?
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- AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that kills the immune cells of the body.
- These immune cells are responsible for the production of antibodies to fight against different infections and pathogens.
- So, when a person is infected with HIV, his/her immunity to fight against the different pathogen is lowered. As a result, different types of viral and bacterial pathogens can invade his/her body and different types of diseases and infections, affecting different body parts and organs can be developed. Hence, AIDS is not a single disease but a group of diseases and that's why it is called a syndrome.
- AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that kills the immune cells of the body.
- These immune cells are responsible for the production of antibodies to fight against different infections and pathogens.
- So, when a person is infected with HIV, his/her immunity to fight against the different pathogen is lowered. As a result, different types of viral and bacterial pathogens can invade his/her body and different types of diseases and infections, affecting different body parts and organs can be developed. Hence, AIDS is not a single disease but a group of diseases and that's why it is called a syndrome.
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