AIDS is neither a virus nor bacterium; it is a syndrome (a series of conditions) caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This viral pathogen, which targets the cells of the immune system, often leads to the development of AIDS in HIV-positive people.
Definition of manilla - (in West Africa) a metal bracelet traditionally used as a medium of exchange. Definition of manilla - (in West Africa) a metal bracelet traditionally used as a medium of exchange. âThe Akan melted the manillas down and recast them into objects for their own use.â. âIn West Africa, people exchanged manillas as currency from the late 15th to the early 20th century.â.
Mani (in Middle Persian MÄni, New Persian: ÙØ§ÙÛ MÄni, Syriac MÄnÄ«, Greek Î¼Î¬Î½Î·Ï, Latin Manes; also Î¼Î±Î½Î¹ÏÎ±Î¯Î¿Ï, Latin Manichaeus, from Syriac Ü¡ÜÜ¢Ü ÜÜÜ MÄnÄ« á¸¥ayyÄ Living Mani, c. 216â274 CE), of Iranian origin, was the prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a gnostic religion of Late Antiquity which was once widespread but is now extinct.