HIV/AIDS: Facts About the Viral Infection That Attacks the Immune System

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a chronic infection that, if left untreated, gradually destroys important immune cells in the body. (Image credit: RUSLANAS BARANAUSKAS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Jump to:

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