What is AIDS?

A - Acquired - because it's a condition one must acquire or get infected with, not something transmitted through the genes

I - Immune - because it affects the body's immune system, the part of the body which usually works to fight off germs such as bacteria and viruses

D - Deficiency - because it makes the immune system deficient.

S - Syndrome - because someone with AIDS may experience a wide range of different diseases and opportunistic infections

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