Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acquire Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a recently recognized disease. It is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, which attacks selected cells in the immune system and produces defects in function. These defects may not be apparent for years; however, they may lead to a severe suppression of the immune system's ability to resist harmful organisms. This leaves the body open to invasion by various infections, which are therefore called opportunistic diseases, and to the development of unusual cancers. The virus also tends to reach certain brain cells. This leads to so-called neuropsychiatry abnormalities, or psychological disturbances caused by physical damage to nerve cells.
Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through the mid-1993s more than 315, 000 AIDS cases and more than 194, 000 deaths have been reported in the United States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of......
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