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.
HIV is the cause of the spectrum of disease known as HIV/AIDS. HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects components of the human immune system such as CD4 + T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. It directly and indirectly destroys CD4 + T cells.