... the symptoms in case you might run across them. I have researched this topic through various sources and compiled pertinent information to provide adequate information on this topic. First of all, AIDS is caused by the retrovirus HIV. HIV stands for human immunodef- iciency virus. AIDS itself stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. As its name implies, AIDS is a virus that is acquired and attacks the immune system making it useless in the event of other viral or bacterial attacks on the human body. After the HIV virus is initially contracted, the person may live a perfectly normal life for several years before sign of the virus appear. At this time, these persons develop symptoms knows as AIDS-related complex or ARC. Its symptoms include persistent fever, fatigue, weakness, malaise, weight loss, and abnormally low numbers of helper T cells. These ARC symptoms may disappear and come back, but more often than ...

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