A.I.D.S. is the short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a specific group of diseases that result for suppression of the immune system. There is no true cure for the AIDS virus. Today, scientist are trying very hard to find a cure for the AIDS virus, but have successfully slowed down the process of the cause of AIDS called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a specific …showed first 75 words of 1217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1217 total…people with advanced HIV infection. In 1997, scientist discovered a powerful drug cocktail to treat people infected with HIV. (Microsoft Encarta-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Pp. 3) There is no real cure for the AIDS virus. Scientists do not know exactly how the AIDS virus damages the immune system or understand why the natural antibodies developed to destroy the virus are ineffective. Maybe in the future the AIDS virus will be cured and many lives will be saved.