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AIDS

Alternate Names : Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Definition

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system.

The Centers for Disease Control has defined AIDS as beginning when a person with HIV infection has a CD4 cell (also called "t-cell", a type of immune cell) count below 200. It is also defined by numerous opportunistic infections and cancers that occur in the presence of HIV infection.

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Tuberculosis in the Lung	Kaposi's Sarcoma - Lesion on the Foot
AIDS	STDs and Ecological Niches
HIV	Primary HIV Infection
Canker Sore (Aphthous Ulcer)	Mycobacterium Marinum Infection on the Hand
Dermatitis, Seborrheic - Close-Up	Dermatitis, Seborrheic on the Face
Histoplasmosis, Disseminated in HIV Patient	Molluscum on the Chest
Kaposi's Sarcoma on the Back	Kaposi's Sarcoma - Close-Up
Kaposi's Sarcoma on the Thigh	Kaposi's Sarcoma - Perianal
Molluscum Contagiosum on the Face	Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Disseminated
Antibodies

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