Question

Clara has been recently diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection. She has fevers frequently and has chronic fatigue. She is also losing weight at an alarming rate. There is no cure for her condition. Given this information, it can be said that Clara has been diagnosed with _____.

Answer 1

AIDS

Step-by-step explanation:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It could be life threatening and potentially deadly if not treated or managed early. HIV is majorly transmitted through contaminated blood transfusion, unprotected sex, breast feeding, needles etc. The HIV operates by attacking the immune system and making it susceptible to other opportunistic infections.

Some symptoms of AIDS include rapid weight loss, fever, tiredness, enlarged lymph gland. Currently, there is no known cure for AIDS, it can only be managed.

Given this information in the question, it can be said that Clara has been diagnosed with AIDS.

Answer 2

AIDS.

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptoms above can be denoted to be the advanced or late stages of HIV which has now transformed to AIDS.

These stages could consist of HIV infection are acute infection, latency and AIDS. Acute infection lasts for several weeks and may include symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, inflammation of the throat, rash, muscle pain, malaise, and mouth and esophageal sores.