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Welcome to the AIDS group homepage. Here we will explain what AIDS is and it's history along with other things related to AIDS. BY: Eddie, Francisco, Jessica.

(This picture shows the world wide effect of AIDS in all locations of the world)

AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the most advanced stages of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that kills or damages cells of the body's immune system. When HIV kills enough CD4+T cells so there are less than 200 cells per blood drop, one loses cellular immunity, which leads to AIDS. This means that AIDS is a more severe form of HIV. This infection attacks the main organs of the immune system. A small form of HIV can lead overtime a more severe type of HIV. The virus takes 9 to 10 years for HIV to develope into AIDS.