AIDS are a lot more common than you think

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20 Dec 2007, 6:43 pm

busy91 wrote:
Of course these aren't my words. So what I was trying to say is that HIV can cause an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, but when doctors tell you have an immune deficiency they don't use the word acquired, they may use secondary. I think if they use the term acquired, everyone would freak.


Well, if you are not born with it then it is "acquired" isn't it. So the immunodeficiency that comes with aging or medications or other things you listed is also acquired.



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20 Dec 2007, 7:03 pm

busy91 wrote:
I've really never heard Immune Deficiencies (outside of HIV) refered to as AIDS.


Indeed. I've had immune suppression from prednisone, but I've never heard that referred to as AIDS, and would think it wrong to call it that.


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