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Name of the medical condition and other names that it’s been known by • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • HIV • It was known as GRID (gay-related immune deficiency) in the early 1980s before the virus was fully understood. What is HIV? HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system, specifically the CD4 cells (T cells) that help the immune system fight off infections. If left untreated, HIV can destroy so many of these cells that the body can't fight off infections and diseases. This advanced