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AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a disease caused
by the virus known as HIV-1 (Human immunodeficiency Virus Type
One). HIV-1 attacks the immune system and prevents it from being
able to fight off diseases and infections. When HIV-1 attacks
CD4 T-cells, a type of white cell which fights infection, are
destroyed. HIV does not necessarily develop into AIDS right
away, but usually within 10 to 15 years the infected
individual's immune system is destroyed. AIDS then allows life
threatening cancers to develop and take control of the body.
(2)AIDS was first officially reported in 1981. Since then over
16.3 million people have died from AID