Heavy-duty 220 or 240-volt outlets: $300 or more for an outlet running off of a nearby outlet; $600 or more to upgrade the existing panel, which includes adding a 220 to 240 volt circuit, running the conduit, and installing a new receptacle. Low-End Estimate for Adding an Electrical Outlet.
AIDS is neither a virus nor bacterium; it is a syndrome (a series of conditions) caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This viral pathogen, which targets the cells of the immune system, often leads to the development of AIDS in HIV-positive people.
1 Currently, HIV-1 is the predominant subtype that causes HIV/AIDS. 2  AIDS stands for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. 3  HIV causes AIDS and occurs when the virus has destroyed so much of the body's defenses that immune-cell counts fall to critical levels or certain life-threatening infections or cancers develop.n order to understand HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), it is important to understand the meanings behind these terms and the difference between them: 1  HIV stands for the human immunodeficiency virus. 2  It is one of a group of viruses known as retroviruses.