AIDS stands for which condition?

AIDS stands for which condition?

• A. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• B. Human immunodeficiency virus
• C. Obsessive compulsive disorder
• D. Oral polio vaccine

Answer: (D)

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means the condition is contracted after birth rather than inherited. Immune Deficiency means the immune system is weakened and can’t defend the body effectively. Syndrome indicates a group of signs and illnesses that occur together. AIDS is the advanced stage of HIV infection when the immune system has been damaged enough to fail, leading to opportunistic infections and certain cancers. The virus behind HIV is HIV itself, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The other options describe something unrelated: obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition, and the oral polio vaccine is a vaccine, not a disease.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means the condition is contracted after birth rather than inherited. Immune Deficiency means the immune system is weakened and can’t defend the body effectively. Syndrome indicates a group of signs and illnesses that occur together. AIDS is the advanced stage of HIV infection when the immune system has been damaged enough to fail, leading to opportunistic infections and certain cancers.

The virus behind HIV is HIV itself, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The other options describe something unrelated: obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition, and the oral polio vaccine is a vaccine, not a disease.