THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
AIDS
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she would recover quickly
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she might become extremely sick
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her T cell count might decrease
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her red blood cell count might increase
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why Are Colds a Problem for People With HIV/AIDS? HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, kills or damages cells in the immune system, your body’s defense against germs. That makes it tougher for you to beat back infections. When you get sick with a cold, you’re more likely to get complications, like pneumonia.
Detailed explanation-2: -HIV kills or damages cells in your body’s immune system, making it more difficult to fight infections like the flu virus. This means you’re more likely to get complications like pneumonia from the flu. And that can raise the odds that you’ll wind up in the hospital with heart-and lung-related problems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most people who become infected with HIV will begin with a brief illness that could be mistaken for a cold or the flu. Doctors call this early illness primary HIV infection or acute retroviral syndrome. Estimates suggest that as many as 80 percent of people with HIV experience this early-stage illness.
Detailed explanation-4: -The virus does not spread through the air like cold and flu viruses. HIV lives in the blood and in some body fluids. To get HIV, 1 of these fluids from someone with HIV has to get into your blood.