Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome also known as AIDS is a group of many different illnesses that together make the characteristics of a disease. AIDS begins with attacks on the immune system caused by an infection called the human immunodeficiency virus known best as HIV. In patients who have acquired HIV there is a steady loss of immune cells called CD4+ T-lymphocytes. The loss of the immune cells can result in the development of other diseases …showed first 75 words of 2153 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2153 total…were unprotected. Everyone of the unprotected monkeys got very sick and most soon died from the AIDS virus. The adenovirus-vaccinated animal remained healthy despite being infected with AIDS. Soon Merck’s vaccine strategy will be to help people and boost their immune responses with the adenovirus-vaccine. Hopefully, in the near future Merck’s vaccine will not only help monkeys but people and stop the progressing epidemic that is affecting so many all over the world.