2. Outline the difference between HIV infection and AIDS and describe a test to diagnose AIDS.
2. Outline the difference between HIV infection and AIDS and describe a test to diagnose AIDS.
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AIDS is and condition whereas HIV infection is an infection. All HIV infection doesn't leads to AIDS. AIDS is a stage 3 HIV infection where the immune system is severely damaged. There are cases where HIV positive people didn't develop AIDS. So AIDS is a stage of HIV but all HIV infection are not AIDS.
HIV attavtcks CD4 cells of the human immune system and since AIDS is the stage where our immune system is severely damaged , so a count of less than 200 CD4 cells are considered to be a positive sign of Stage e HIV or AIDS.
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