HIV: Detailing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Like a powerful army it has conquered more than half of the world. Its reckless and swift battalion, although microscopic in size, claims nearly three million lives each year. Although by title it is known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), it is known to all as one of the human body's deadliest enemy. At its core, HIV is a disease that weakens the body at the heart of its defense: its immune system, thereby making it difficult to fight any incoming infection. Contrary to popular belief, HIV cannot be transmitted through the air and thus is only transmitted through the exchange of bodi…