Between 08/01/2023 to 12/04/2023, Two Hundred Twenty samples (male and female) of any age were drawn from District Hospital Pampore. Only 13 clinical samples out of the 220 that were analysed were found to be HIV-1/HIV-2 positive (9 HIV-1 samples and 3 HIV-2 samples). One of the most totally global diseases has always been HIV/AIDS. The lent virus known as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is what causes AIDS and HIV infection. In the human disease known as AIDS, the immune system gradually fails, allowing tumours and infections that can be fatal to spread. HIV can be transmitted through the exchange of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. HIV infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper CD4 T cells, macrophages.

Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human immune system, Virus.

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Source of Funding:

This study did not receive any grant from funding agencies in the public or not-for-profit sectors.

Competing Interests Statement:

The authors have declared no competing interests.

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The authors declare that they consented to the publication of this study.

Ethical Approval:

Based on institutional guidelines.

Authors’ Contribution:

All the authors took part in literature review, research, and manuscript writing equally.