Short description
AIDS (
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome) is a weakness of the
immune system caused by infection with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Detailed description
HIV damages certain cells of the
immune system. This makes the person more likely to get infections such as pneumonia or mycoses, which usually do not present a problem for healthy people. To date, there is neither a vaccination against HIV nor a cure for the infection. However, with antiretroviral therapy, the progression from HIV infection to AIDS can be postponed and life expectancy can be increased.
