| H | - | Human: because this virus can only infect human beings. |
| I | - | Immuno-deficiency: because the effect of the virus is to create a deficiency, a failure to work properly, within the body's immune system. |
| V | - | Virus: because this organism is a virus, which means one of its characteristics is that it is incapable of reproducing by itself. It reproduces by taking over the machinery of the human cell. |
| A | - | Acquired: because it's a condition one must acquire or get infected with; not something transmitted through the genes |
| I | - | Immune: because it affects the body's immune system, the part of the body which usually works to fight off germs such as bacteria and viruses |
| D | - | Deficiency: because it makes the immune system deficient (makes it not work properly) |
| S | - | Syndrome: because someone with AIDS may experience a wide range of different diseases and opportunistic infections. |
See Also
How Can I tell if I am affected with HIV?
What is AIDS?
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