Aids Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is a specific group of diseases or conditions that result from suppression of the immune system, related to infection with the human immune deficiency virus (HIV). A person infected with HIV gradually loses immune function along with certain immune cells called CD4 T-lymphocytes or CD4 T-cells, causing the infected person to become vulnerable to pneumonia, fungus infections, and other common ailments. With the loss of immune function, a syndrome …
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…nances by decreeing that all ecclesiastical benefices (revenue, producing church properties) were under the sole jurisdiction of the papacy. Widespread opposition to this policy led to heavy losses of revenue from the papal treasury. The central event of Clement's reign was the plague known as the Black Death (1348-50); during this crisis, he displayed uncommon charity and courage. For the Jews, who were accused of causing the plague, he provided sanctuary at Avignon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**