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WHAT IS THE PATHOGEN OF AIDS AND HOW IT SPREADS?
The only pathogen that causes AIDS is HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
 It spreads:
HIV targets the cells of your immune system (lymphocytes), specifically CD4+ cells. The severe compromising of your immune system leads to ADIs (AIDS-defining illnesses)
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a type of virus called a retrovirus, which infects humans when it comes in contact with tissues such as those that line the vagina, anal area, mouth, or eyes, or through a break in the skin.
HIV infection is generally a slowly progressive disease in which the virus is present throughout the body at all stages of the disease.


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