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AIDS
PROJECT |
(661) 325-1227
Southern California HIV &
AIDS Hotline
(Bilingual English/Spanish)
1-800-400-7432
1-800-367-AIDS
(Toll-free in
California)
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HIV:
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS by infecting and killing the helper
"T"
cells of the immune system.
AIDS: Acquired
Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
A fatal and incurable condition that attack's the body's immune
system, destroying its ability to fight off "opportunistic infections"
(OI). The critical end point of HIV.
OI:
Opportunistic Infections
Opportunistic Infections take advantage of the body's weakened immune
defenses and they are called "opportunistic" because ordinarily they are
harmless in a person with a healthy immune system. Some common OI's are..
- Chicken Pox
- Diarrhea
- Encephalitis
- Herpes
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Lymphoma
- Meningitis
- Pneumonia
- Salmonella
- Shingles
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tuberculosis
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