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AIDS Definition
Common names:
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • AIDS
  • HIV AIDS
  • Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A person with AIDS has a damaged immune system caused by infection of the human immunodeficiency virus. The damaged immune system is unable to fight infections properly. Images

Antiviral medications effectively delay the progression from HIV infection to AIDS for years. However, once AIDS develops, life expectancy is less than 3 years.

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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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