What is HIV/AIDS?Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that your body can't get rid of. This virus is found in your body and attacks your immune system and the essential cells that fight the virus. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of HIV infection. At this point in HIV, people have severely damaged immune systems, putting them at risk for other diseases and infections. HIV/AIDS appeared on the scene in the 1980s and was originally thought to only affect homosexual males. That myth was debunked a few years later, when the virus began affecting people from all walks of life. At the time, the FDA only had one drug for the treatment, and patients wanted something different. These patients pooled their resources and paid local entrepreneurs to supply them with drugs not yet approved by the FDA. These operations were called buyers' clubs. These buying clubs provided drugs to patients that extended their lifespan longer than the drug provided by the FDA. A person can come into contact with HIV/AIDS in several ways. The main premise is that HIV is found in humans b...