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Write short notes (2-3 sentences) on the following:
AIDS

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  • AIDS stands for “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,” caused by HIV(Human immunodeficiency virus).
  • This virus makes the defence mechanism of the human body too weak, so a person become prone to many infectious diseases
  • This disease spreads through sexual contact as one of the partners may be a carrier of the disease.
  • It may spread through the blood transfusion and infected syringes, blades of the barbers, and also it may infect the developing baby through the blood by the mother.

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