HIV INFECTION & AIDS
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome- was first reported in the United States
in 1981 and has since then become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS kills and impairs cells of the immune system, mv progressively destroys the body’s ability to fight infections and certain cancers. Individuals diagnosed with AIDS are susceptible to life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are cased by microbes that would usually do not cause illness in healthy people.

Course Content

Overview
Transmission
Early Symptoms
AIDS
Treatment
Prevention
Research
Final Quiz
AIDS & HIV Safety in our Salon Quiz