Chidule

AIDS (chidule cha Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), ndi matenda opatsirana osatha komanso oopsa omwe amayamba chifukwa cha kachilombo koyambitsa matenda a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), yomwe imafalikira makamaka kudzera mu kugonana ndi kugawana majakisoni, komanso kudzera mwa amayi kupita kwa mwana ndi kupatsirana magazi. Kachilombo ka HIV ndi kachilombo ka retrovirus kamene kamawononga ndikuwononga pang'onopang'ono chitetezo cha mthupi cha munthu, kuchititsa kuchepa kwa chitetezo cha mthupi ndikupangitsa kuti thupi likhale lotengeka kwambiri ndi matenda komanso imfa. Kuyeza ma antibodies ndi kofunika popewa kufala kwa kachirombo ka HIV komanso kuchiza ma antibodies.