The TRUE statement among the options provided is:
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
The other statements are incorrect:
- AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) typically does not feel like a bad case of the flu initially; some people may experience flu-like symptoms during the acute infection stage of HIV.
- HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is not spread through casual contact like shaking hands; it is primarily transmitted through certain body fluids, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
- AIDS is not a virus; it is a syndrome that results from the advanced stages of HIV infection.