Chapter 23.6, Problem 3CTQ

Summary Introduction

To write:

The treatments available for AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), and how does the spread of the virus is impaired.

Introduction:

HIV refers to a virus, which assaults the immune system cells, that is, the body’s natural defense against the illness. The virus leads to the destruction of a kind of white blood cell known helper T cells and creates duplicates of itself within the cells. Due to the destruction of T-helper cells, the immune system of an individual slowly gets weaken.

After HIV infection, AIDS, that is, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is the later stage. When the immune system contains very minute concentrations of CD4 cells, one cannot defend against the things, which generally do not lead to illness in the majority of individuals.