Phone Number: Fax Number: Fannin County, created in 1854 from parts of Gilmer and Union counties, borders Tennessee. Originally part of the vast Cherokee County, it honors Colonel James W. Fannin of Georgia who led about 350 volunteers to the Texas War for Independence. Ultimately, Mexican soldiers, during the 1836 Goliad campaign, captured and executed Fannin and many of his men.
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS.
People who have HIV and donât get treatment almost always die from the virus. But with medication, people with HIV can be healthy and live a long time. Whatâs the difference between HIV and AIDS? HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV and AIDS are not the same thing. And people with HIV do not always have AIDS. HIV is the virus thatâs passed from person to person. Over time, HIV destroys an important kind of the cell in your immune system (called CD4 cells or T cells) that helps protect you from infections. When you donât have enough of these CD4 cells, your body canât fight off infections the way it normally can.