Jeremy EmanuelLaura SonbergKevin DelarosaLiving With AIDS/HIVWe live in a world of of imperfection. However, we also live in a world wherewe strive to overcome many hardships.One of the hardest obstacles to meetin life is the contraction of of HIV and/or AIDS. With millions of peoplecontracting and dying from these ailments, this is not an obstacle one canovercome by theirself. However, we live in a world that preaches helping aperson in need. Well, we want to do our part to help those who have HIV orAIDS to try and live a healthy life and inform those who do not have theseailments about the myths and truths, for the more false information that ispassed along, the more harm that can come to someone because of it.First off, HIV and AIDS are not the same thing. They each have their owncomplications and treatments, but AIDS is a full blown version of HIV. HIVstands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. When someone is infected byHIV, HIV destroys T cells. These cells are important to the normal function ofthe immune system which defends the body against ailments. When HIVweakens the immune system, a person is more susceptible to developing avariety of cancers and becoming infected with viruses, bacteria andparasites.AIDS, the full blown version of HIV, stands for Acquired ImmuneDeficiency Syndrome. As I mentioned, AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV,the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body willtry to fight the infection in which it will make antibodies for this job. If thebodygrows too weak and unable to hold off HIV and other diseases which one canbe ailed with, the HIV will then become full blown.To put what all this means in more everyday terms, there is an example;Say you catch the common cold. Your body would have a much harder time
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