AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
(a very serious disease that destroys the body’s natural ability to defend against infections)
- Aids is a fatal disease.
- There is still no cure for AIDS.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
(a virus that causes AIDS and is usually passed to someone else by having sex)
- The results of his HIV test were negative.
- All donated blood is tested for HIV.