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If a patient is advised Anti Retroviral Therapy, which infection is he suffering from? Name the causative organism. - Biology

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If a patient is advised Anti Retroviral Therapy, which infection is he suffering from? Name the causative organism.

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The patient is suffering from AIDS. The causative organism for AIDS is HIV (Human Immuno deficiency Virus).

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पाठ 8: Human Health and Diseases - VERY SHORT ANSWER [पृष्ठ ५६]

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एनसीईआरटी एक्झांप्लर Biology [English] Class 12
पाठ 8 Human Health and Diseases
VERY SHORT ANSWER | Q 16. | पृष्ठ ५६

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