Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome: AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome which is characterized by a reduction in the number of helper T-lymphocytes because of infection of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Since the AIDS virus reduces the natural immunity of the human body, therefore, the body having AIDS becomes prone to many other infections or diseases. The patients suffering from Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome actually die from other infections or diseases, which attack the body in its greatly weakened state of immunity. This is because the human body cannot resist the disease-causing organisms under those conditions when its natural defence … Continue reading Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)