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HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (say: ih-myoo-nuh-dih-fih-shun-see). AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is actually the virus that causes the disease AIDS. To understand AIDS formation process, we need to know what an Immune System is (say: ih-myoon). Every person has body protective system.
The term AIDS describes the most serious stage of HIV infection, when the immune system is severely damaged and life-threatening infections have set in. 1  AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome: 2  Acquired means that the condition is not inheritedâyou acquire (get) it at some point in your life.