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It was diagnosed that thebody of a patient has lost its pwer of fighting any infection. Name the disease he is suffering from. What type fo microbe is responsible for this disease and how does it spread from one person to the other

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The person having AIDS lose the power of fighting any infection. The disease of AIDS is caused by retrovirus (a RNA virus ) known as Human immunodeficiency vires(HIV) AIDS disease spreasds among human being in the following ways:
(i) the AIDS usually spreads through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person carrying AIDS virus.
(ii) It also spreads through the transfusion of blood contaminated with an AIDS virus.
(iii) It also spreads through the use of infected needles for injections.
(iv) An AIDS infected mother can transmit the virus to her child during pregnancy or during birth.


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