Transmission of Aids

INTRODUCTION As we all know, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a fatal infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The virus attacks the body's immune system and, over a period of time, destroys it. This disables the body's ability to fight off infections by other germs and the growth of cancers, eventually resulting in death. HOW IS HIV SPREAD? HIV is spread through the exchange of bodily fluids, which contain a high large …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…to get tattooed or have their ears pierced should also be sure that the equipment used is new or sterilised between customers. CONCLUSION Throughout the years, there has been a steady rise of HIV infected people since the early 1980s. These people were not necessarily homosexual or bisexual, in fact as we entered the 1990s, most of those infected were heterosexual. This shows that everybody is capable of getting AIDS if they are not careful.