The body of a patient has lost its power of fighting against infections. Which

disease may the patient be suffering from? Name the pathogen and describe anytwo modes of its transmission from the patient to other person.

The patient is suffering from AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) caused by HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus).

This syndrome or virus can be transmitted to healthy person from patient via contaminated blood transfusion and unprotected sexual intercourse.