What does AIDS stand for?

What does AIDS stand for?

• A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• B. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• C. Autoimmune Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• D. Acquired Immune Deficiency System

Answer: (A)

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Each part helps describe what the condition is: Acquired means the problem is not inherited but develops after birth, usually due to HIV infection. Immune Deficiency describes a weakened immune system that can’t defend the body effectively. Syndrome means it’s a collection of signs and symptoms that occur together because of that immune weakness. The other options mix up or change these ideas—one uses autoimmune implications (the immune system attacking the body, not deficient) or changes “Syndrome” to “System,” which alters the meaning entirely. The essential idea is a newly acquired, weakened immune system that leads to a cluster of infections and illnesses.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Each part helps describe what the condition is: Acquired means the problem is not inherited but develops after birth, usually due to HIV infection. Immune Deficiency describes a weakened immune system that can’t defend the body effectively. Syndrome means it’s a collection of signs and symptoms that occur together because of that immune weakness. The other options mix up or change these ideas—one uses autoimmune implications (the immune system attacking the body, not deficient) or changes “Syndrome” to “System,” which alters the meaning entirely. The essential idea is a newly acquired, weakened immune system that leads to a cluster of infections and illnesses.