EBK STUDY GUIDE FOR GOULD'S PATHOPHYSIO
EBK STUDY GUIDE FOR GOULD'S PATHOPHYSIO
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ISBN: 9780323414128
Author: VANMETER
Publisher: VST
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To explain: The action of AZT in preventing infection with HIV.

Concept introduction: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a medical condition that involves a set of severe symptoms caused by the infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a causative agent for the development of AIDS. Once entered, HIV virus remains in the body which cannot be completely eliminated by the immune system. Individuals develop AIDS after several years of HIV infection.

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