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Alternate Name(s): Acquired immune deficiency syndrome ... AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death among persons between ages 25 and 44 in the United States. About 47 million people worldwide have been infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS. ...
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Second, in the absence of any agreement about how HIV causes AIDS, the only evidence that HIV does cause AIDS is correlation. The correlation is imperfect at best, however. There are many cases of persons with all the symptoms of AIDS who do not have any HIV infection.
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Find information about the cause of AIDS ... The cause of AIDS is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The cause of AIDS includes the spread of the HIV virus via sexual intercourse, contaminated needles, or blood transfusion.
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www.flash-med.com/cause_of_aids.asp
www.flash-med.com/cause_of_aids.asp
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Read about HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes, symptoms, signs, treatment, prevention, transmission, facts, testing, research (vaccine), statistics and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). ... Both gonorrhea and chlamydia initially can cause infections of the urethra (urethritis) and anus, ... HIV/AIDS Topics...
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Does the virus HIV cause AIDS? An independent review of the evidence, including a look at dissident theories. ... In 1982, no-one claimed to know the cause of AIDS, so the first definition was based on the diagnosis of one of 13 rare diseases known to be linked to immune deficiency (including Kaposi's sarcoma and...
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Ways HIV is not transmitted; To become infected with HIV, infected blood, semen or vaginal secretions must enter your body. You can't become infected through ordinary contact — hugging, kissing, dancing or shaking hands — with someone who has HIV or AIDS.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005/DSECTION=cau...
www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005/DSECTION=causes
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These stressors cause degenerative immunotoxic and immunogenic effects on immune cells and reactions, with the accumulation of free radicals, especially oxidizing agents, ... Papadopulos-Eleopulos E. Reappraisal of AIDS – Is the Oxidation Induced by the Risk Factors the Primary Cause? Medical Hypothesis 1988; 25: 151-162.
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www.robertogiraldo.com/eng/papers/TheCausesOfAids.html
www.robertogiraldo.com/eng/papers/TheCausesOfAids.html
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HIV's genetic material contains the information needed by the virus to infect cells, produce new copies of virus, or cause disease. For example, these genes encode enzymes that HIV requires to reproduce itself. Those enzymes are reverse transcriptase , integrase, and protease. ... What Is AIDS?
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www.ehealthmd.com/library/aids/ADS_causes.html
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