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What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is the last stage of HIV infection caused by the weakened immune system, infected by a virus. It interferes with the body's ability to combat infection.
AIDS spreads through:
(i) the establishment of sexual contact with the HIV infected person.
(ii) HIV spreads through sharing injection equipment while using drugs or accidental needle sticks.
(iii) HIV spreads with the entry of infected blood during blood transfusions.
(iv) It also spreads through getting tattoos or body piercings with unsterilized or infected needles.
[Extra information for reference:
Symptoms of the HIV infected person remain unnoticeable or asymptomatic until the critical stage of the disease reached.
The symptoms of AIDS include weight loss, fever, night sweats, fatigue and recurrent infections.]
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