AIDS
By: Marcos & Taylor
CLASSIFICATION & CAUSE
AIDS is a virus. It's caused by HIV. It infects the cells in the immune system and makes them unable to fight off infections.
SYMPTOMS
- fever
- rashes
- sore throat
- weight loss
- sores of the mouth
- pneumonia
How Common
Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the US is infected with AIDS.
Complications
AIDS can cause:
-tuberculosis
-toxoplasmosis
-lymphomas
-kidney disease
Treatment/Diagnosis
There's no cure for AIDS, but there's medications that are effective in fighting HIV and its complications.
Blood tests are the most common way to diagnose AIDS.