Do other illnesses affect HIV?

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  1. Because HIV compromises your immune system, any other illness can cause complications. You can be vulnerable to viral, fungal, bacterial, and parasitic infections. Certain cancers are more common in people with HIV/AIDS, such as Kaposi's sarcoma. Many people with HIV will die from another illness, such as pneumonia.

    Because HIV compromises your immune system, any other illness can cause complications. You can be vulnerable to viral, fungal, bacterial, and parasitic infections. Certain cancers are more common in people with HIV/AIDS, such as Kaposi's sarcoma.... More