Health: The Basics, Books a la Carte Edition (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134814285
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 6TAI
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To discuss: women are susceptible to HIV infection than man and its prevention, treatment and research
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HIV/ AIDS: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lent virus which cause the infection about the specific period after acquiring immunodeficiency syndrome. The AIDS is the diseased condition in the humans which causes progressives failures to the immunes systems so that permits life threatening opportunistic infections. The infections doesn’t have treatment and the life expectancy is 9 to 11 years.
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Health: The Basics, Books a la Carte Edition (13th Edition)
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