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Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome, human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV
AIDS results from an infection with one of two of the Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV), a human retrovirus that primarily infects and destroys certain types of white blood cells (helper-inducer subset of T-lymphocyte white cells), as well as other body cells and tissues.
The "killer" virus is transmitted via blood, semen, and other bodily fluids, usually as a result of sexual contact and IV needle sharing among drug users. It affects all age groups.
According to the latest published reports (Newsweek, MS-NBC, 6-20-01) the AIDS epidemic has claimed 22 million lives since its discovery 20 years ago, and currently lays claim to 36 million HIV-positive worldwide, including 800,000 - 900,000 in the U.S (300,000 of whom, it is estimated, don't know that they are infected).
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Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome, human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV
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