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Guides: Aids


Last Updated: Wednesday December 01 2004 11:12 GMT


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What is Aids?



An still from an Aids advert Aids stands for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

It is a serious condition which attacks the immune system - which is what stops your body from getting ill.

People with Aids can die after developing different kinds of disease which the body would normally fight off by itself.

Guide to Aids


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