WHAT IS

AIDS?
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

AIDS IS A CHRONIC, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING

CONDITION CAUSED BY THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH UNPROTECTED SEXUAL

CONTACT, BLOOD CONTAMINATION, NEEDLES, AND MOTHER TO
INFANT

 UNIFECTED ORGANS

Healthy people have between 600 to 1,200 cells.

Lymph nodes are small solid structures and contains both T
and B lymphocytes.
GALT manages the immune response to the massive
antigen exposure experienced by the gut.
INFECTED ORGANS

Tissue remodeling.
Unable to restore and maintain
population of cd4 cells.
Triggers the immune system response.