What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

Condition analysis:
HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) is a virus which you can get, mainly through unprotected (no condom) penetrative sex (where the penis is put into the vagina or anus). HIV can also be passed from a mother to her baby in the womb, during birth or by breast feeding. HIV invades, and eventually disables, the body's natural defense against disease (the immune system), leaving you vulnerable to various infections and diseases that could, eventually cause AIDS.

Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome means:-

Acquired - Something that you picked up from outside your body

Immune - Your body's personal army to protect you from disease

Deficiency - Not enough fighting cells in your immune system

Syndrome - a group or collection of illnesses or diseases

Therefore, AIDS is a cluster of symptoms, caused by having HIV. You do not die from AIDS but from one of the diseases that AIDS allows to take hold in your body. As your immune system gets weaker, your body is less capable of fending off the illnesses that a healthy immune system can resist. ('Know AIDS', Metropolitan publication).

Instructions:
Nutritious Food for Increasing Immunity: Fresh vegetables, fruits, and lean protein, as well as whole grains are good sources of nutrition. Nutritious food helps in boosting strength, increasing immunity and providing high energy. One should resist the cravings for junk food especially while suffering from HIV as nutritious intake is very important.

AIDS is a life-threatening problem that occurs due to inadequate awareness and knowledge and can ruin the life of innocent people. Adolescents should learn about all the possible ways to cope with the prevailing environment of AIDS in today’s world, in order to lead to a happy and healthy life without fear or threat.