AIDSisadiseasecausedbyaviruscalledHIV(shortforhumanimmunodeficiencyvirus).HIVattacksthebody'simmunesystem.Whentheimmunesystemishurt,itcannolongerfightdiseasesthewayitusedto.It`salternativenamesisacquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome. 　　PeoplewithHIVseemtobehealthyatfirst.Butafterseveralyears,theybegintogetsick.Oftentheygetseriousinfectionsorcancers.Whenthishappens__prolonged,unexplainedfatigue;swollenglands(lymphnodes);feverlastingmorethan10days;chillsandsoon,theyarediagnosedwithAIDS.AIDSisthefinalandmostseriousstageofHIVdisease.Itischaracterizedbysignsandsymptomsofsevereimmunedeficiency.ThemostcommoncauseofdeathinpeoplewithAIDSisatypeofpneumoniacalledpneumocystiscariniipneumoniaorPCP. 　　ThereisnocureforAIDSatthistime.However,treatmentsareavailablethatcanimprovethequalityoflifeofthosesufferingtheinfection. 　　IntraditionalChinesemedicine,AIDSisconsideredasadiseasethatHIVtakesadvantageoftransientdeficiencyofhumanbodyandinvades,suchasfrequentsexualintercoursetoconsumevitalQi,whichleadstoKidneydeficiencyandcannotpreserveessence,thedeficiencyofvitalitycausespathogen-evilinvasion. 　　Acupunctureandsomedecoction,suchasbazhendecoction,ProveiteffectivetotreatAIDS,buttherearestillsomeproblemtobeconquered.