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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a illness of the immune process caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is transmitted from individual to individual most often in blood & bodily secretions (such as semen...

Where you can get mesothelioma
There's two main types of mesothelioma
Pleural mesothelioma starts in the sheets of tissue that cover the lungs. Peritoneal mesothelioma grows in the tissue lining the inside of the abdomen (tummy). Pleural mesothelioma is much more common than peritoneal mesothelioma....

Studies concluded that asbestos could contribute to cancer, leading to the Environmental Protection Agency's ban of asbestos in 1989, though the government began regulating its use in the 1970s. Although asbestos is no longer used in the same capacity...

Microscopic asbestos fibers are breathed in or swallowed. The human body has difficulty destroying or getting rid of these fibers. Over decades, the fibers cause biological changes that lead to inflammation, scarring and genetic damage. The most susceptible...