Combined Science GCSE
AIDS
What AIDS means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of AIDS
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Reference: AQA
Late stage HIV infection, occurring when the body's immune system becomes so badly damaged it can no longer deal with other infections or cancers.
Topics that use AIDS
- Viral diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Vaccination and immunity
- antiretroviral drugs
- exchange of body fluids
- Mosaic pattern of discolouration
- sexual contact
- Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
- Transmission of pathogens
- Viral disease and symptoms
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