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Author: Robert Brooker
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Introduction: AIDS is one of the most dangerous and severe diseases. AIDS stands for “Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”. The causative agent of this disease is a virus called “human immunodeficiency virus” or HIV. It is a type of retrovirus. This virus has the ability to cause a deficiency in the immune system of the body. The role of the immune system is to protect the body from harmful pathogens.

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