Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids): A collection of disorders that develop as a result of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks helper T cells, crippling the immune system and greatly reducing the bodys ability to fight infection; results in premature death brought about by various diseases that overwhelm the compromised immune system.

 

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