Grace was a happily married woman with a family and a career.
After more than 20 years of marriage, her husband left her.
After her divorce, she began dating George, a close family
friend she had known for years. They became lovers. Because she
was beyond childbearing years, she wasn't worried about getting
pregnant and didn't think about using condoms. And because she
had known George for years, it didn't occur to her to ask about
his sexual history or if he had been tested for HIV. AIDS
wasting syndrome occurs when you have AIDS and lose at least 10%
of your body weight -- especially muscle. You may also have at
least 30 days of diarrhea or extreme weakness and fever that's
not related to an infection. Not a specific disease, AIDS
wasting syndrome is a poorly understood condition of AIDS
(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). It is less frequent than
in the past, thanks to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
medications, called HAART. But it is still a significant threat.
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