Medical Sciences

[Siddharth]

I’m Siddharth Anoop of St Thomas Central School 7E.

I have some doubts about HIV and AIDS.

1) Are HIV and AIDS same❓

2) How do they affect the immune system❓

3) If a person gets infected with these, how much time would they have left to live❓

[Anand]

AIDS(Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus). It affects the body by weakening the immune system. Life expectancy is about 20 to 36 years less than that of a normal human. Hope it helps!?