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The human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infects your white blood cells, causing them to attack both the diseased and healthy cells. As a result, your immune system progressively weakens. Ever since the first reported case of the virus in the 1980s, developments in medical research and technology on the subject have advanced at an amazing rate. Still, a lot of unfounded notions exist. The spread of such misinformation is very dangerous because it creates a stigma around those who have HIV and promotes fear among those who don't. You can find comprehensive discussions debunking myths about the virus when you take HIV CME courses. Here are the most common misconceptions: It's the Same as AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is bound to be mentioned in the same breath as HIV. People wrongly assume that these two terms are interchangeable. Here's a quick explanation to help you understand their relationship. Persons diagnosed with HIV experienc...

There's a word starting with the letter C that a lot of people fear, and that's none other than cancer. You may know of someone in your family or among your group of friends who has it. Simply put, cancer is a medical condition where there's an uncontrolled and abnormal growth, division, and spreading of the cells. Cancer comes in many different forms depending on which part of the body it affects. A certain kind involves the blood. Detailed discussions on blood cancers can be found in hematology CME courses. But if you want to cover the basics, keep reading: Most Common Types Leukemia occurs when the white blood cell count is higher than usual. As a backgrounder, these are part of the immune system and are responsible for fighting infections and diseases. When there's too many of them in a person's system, they compromise the production of healthy red blood cells. Lymphoma is a condition affecting a specific kind of white blood cell called lymp...