Question

What severe conditions may develop in advanced stages of AIDS?

Options

• Pneumonia, tuberculosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, and lymphoma

• Type 1 diabetes and arthritis

• Hypertension and atherosclerosis

• Common cold and seasonal influenza

Answer 1

In severe conditions, AIDS patients may develop life-threatening opportunistic infections and unusual malignancies including pneumonia, tuberculosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, and lymphoma. These infections occur because the progressive destruction of CD4 helper T-cells severely compromises the immune system's ability to defend against pathogens and abnormal cell growth.