AIDS: What you need to know

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What is AIDS? AIDS is the advanced stage of HIV where the immune system becomes very weak.

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How HIV Spreads Unprotected sex, Shared needles, Mother-to-child Unsafe blood transfusion

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What HIV Does HIV destroys CD4 cells, weakening the body’s defense against infections.

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HIV Symptoms Fever or Fatigue Swollen nodes Sore throat Skin rashes

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AIDS Symptoms Severe weight loss, frequent infections, night sweats, chronic diarrhea

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Treatment No cure, but ART controls HIV, protects immunity, and supports a long, healthy life.

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Prevention Use protection, don’t share needles, undergo regular testing, have safe blood transfusions

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