As you know, HIV is a virus. HIV stands for Human Immuno-deficiency virus. We use a short cut for its name, the same way we use the word Flu to stand for Influenza virus.
People are only one of the living things on our Planet Earth.
We all know about cats and dogs, plants and fishes, and spiders and flies because we can see them each day. But we also have billions of germs, too small to see, that also live with and sometimes in us. Most of the time, just like with people, we live together peacefully. Continue Copyright 1999 by Kids Connect. The publisher disclaims any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this page and advises users to exercise their own informed judgment in the selection of medical care.