I chose AIDS as my topic, because it is one of my biggest fears. I feel I need to educate myself so I have less chance of getting the virus. AIDS contaminates up to 900,000 people. 300,000 of the people that are infected don't even know that they are. Though we know how AIDS works, we still don't know what effect it will do to human kind in the future. What will happen in the future, and what can we do to stop it?
             Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS. It impairs the immune system to fight infections. AIDS is the final stage of an HIV infection. The time between infection with HIV and the development of an AIDS- defining condition is about ten years. As HIV reproduces, it destroys the body's ability to defend itself by taking over the immune cells. This leaves the body defenseless against possible illnesses. Like all Viruses, HIV is a tiny and simple organism that is energized when it comes in contact with a living cell. When a HIV virus gets energized it can reproduce up to one billion copies of the virus in a single day!
             Immediately after infection with HIV, a series of events are set in motion. These events can lead to AIDS. The following are signs that may indicate HIV's presence or progression.
             Ÿ Diarrhea: occur several times daily, and can last up to several months.
             Ÿ Cough: a dry cough lasting several days or longer.
             Ÿ Fatigue: chronic tiredness during regular daily activities, despite plenty of sleep.
             Ÿ Swollen glands: enlarged lymph glands in the neck, groin, or armpit, which maybe sore or tender.
             Ÿ Night sweats: sweats that soak up the bed sheets with or without a fever.
             Ÿ Skin rash: itchy bumps our ulcers appearing anywhere on the body and often spreading.
             Ÿ Weight loss: loss of ten pounds or more without dieting or change in regular food intake.
             Ÿ Persistent fever: prolonged temp of 99-101 degrees F.
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