Health: Causes of Diseases — BIOLOGY STD 9 — Question
ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9BIOLOGYHealth: Causes of Diseases2 Marks
Question
Write the full forms of $AIDS$. Name the causative germ. How is this disease transmitted?
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Answer
Full form of $AIDS$ is Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.
It is caused by Human Immunodeficiency virus $(HIV)$
$AIDS$ is transmitted in the following ways:
$(i)$ Sexual intercourse with the suffering from $AIDS$.
$(ii)$ Transfusion of the $AIDS$ infected blood.
$(iii)$ New born child born from the infected mother.
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