Chidule

AIDS, mwachidule ponena za Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, ndi nthenda yopatsirana yosatha ndi yoopsa yoyambitsidwa ndi kachilombo ka HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (HIV), yomwe imafalikira makamaka kudzera m’kugonana ndi kugawana majakisoni, komanso kudzera mwa kupatsirana kuchokera kwa mayi kupita kwa mwana ndi kupatsirana mwazi. . 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.