HIV is an abbreviation for the term Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The virus infects the immune system of the human body, introducing HIV infection into it. Developing, this infection manifests itself with various symptoms, combined in the “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” or AIDS.
Fundamental differences between AIDS and HIV infection:
AIDS (AIDS) – a state of immunity in which the body is practically defenseless against the harmful effects of the environment and the development of oncological processes. Any infection that is harmless to a healthy person, in an AIDS patient, transforms into a serious illness with subsequent death from complications, inflammation of the brain, malignant tumor;
HIV infection – a slowly developing viral infection that has a long-term course. All currently known methods of treating HIV infection do not lead to a complete cure. The disease affects the immune system, which protects the human body from the negative effects of the external environment. The virus, having entered the body from a carrier of the disease, may not manifest itself in any way for a long time, but over the course of several years it consistently destroys the immune system.
[Video] HIV and AIDS – causes, symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment: