- - The HIV virus poses one of the biggest viral threats to human society today. It is contracted through bodily fluids such as blood and semen, and sometimes even saliva and tears. AIDS kills 100% of its victims and puts them through agony before they die. It has been a threat for about 15 years, and it is not going to stop now. In fact, AIDS is just getting started: It consumes more people each year. There …showed first 75 words of 622 total…

…showed last 75 words of 622 total…AZT's place for more sensitive patients. In 1992 DDC (zalcitbine) was found to be useful for delaying the reproduction of HIV in patients with advanced AIDS, but only in conjunction with AZT. AIDS is one of an epidemic of super-deadly viruses like Ebola, Hanta Virus, and Dingae in Puerto Rico. In my opinion, this is nature's way of fighting back from overpopulation. However, AIDS is a formidable disease and is a force to be reckoned with.