Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS, causes the body's immune system to slowly weaken. When you get AIDS, the body slowly loses the number of antibodies, the cells which fight disease and infection. When you have AIDS you are much more likely to contract an additional deadly disease. AIDS has been said to be the equivalent of a plague from the past. While AIDS has been a major cause of death in males 20 to 40 it still …showed first 75 words of 744 total…

…showed last 75 words of 744 total…in combination with AZT. However, it is very expensive and many people can't afford it. <Tab/>There is very little likelihood that a cure will be discovered anytime soon so healthcare resources are trying as hard as they can to help educate people. Many nations are helping poorer nations by financing clinics. Schools are educating children as much as they can about the dangers of AIDS and ways to contract it.