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What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS as an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.

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HIV is a human immunodeficiency virus.

This causes a disease, or we should say a collection of diseases called AIDS. 

AIDS is a viral disease which could spread through any activity that includes blood transfusion or direct sexual contact. 

AIDS is an STD how it spreads could include, 

• Unprotected copulation 

• Sharing of infectious needles 

• Transfusion of blood between a normal and infected person 

• It can also be transmitted from an infected mother to the fetus.

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