recognized disease. It is caused by infection with the human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is a complicated illness that may

involve several phases. It is caused by a virus that can be passed from

person to person. AIDS impairs the human body's immune system--the

system is responsible for warding off disease--and leaves the victim

AIDS was first conclusively identified in the United States in 1981,

when 189 cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Within a

decade the disease had spread to virtually all populated areas of the world.

In the United States alone there are about 65,000 new cases every year. The

origin of the AIDS virus is uncertain, but it may have originated in Central

The first AIDS patients in the Americas and Europe were almost

exclusively male homosexuals. Later patients included those who used

unsterilized intravenous needles to inject drugs; hemophiliacs (persons with a

blood-clotting disorder) and others who had received blood transfusions;

females whose male sexual partners had AIDS; and the children of parents

fluids is extremely rare. There are no known cases of AIDS transmission by

saliva, but it is there in such low amounts that transmission from these body

Since there is no cure for AIDS education and risk reduction remain

This drug is a useful replacement for AZT and is used in kids and other

of sexual intercourse, the transfusion of virus-contaminated blood, or sharing

AIDS, the average time is one to two years.

physical contact or by sneezing. The virus has been found in tears and

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