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Do you think smoking cigarettes makes you more likely to get AIDS?

Smoking, already linked to several illnesses, may also increase the risk of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a review of studies that looked at the association between smoking and HIV, British doctors said five of the six studies they analysed showed smokers had a higher chance of becoming infected. Nine of 10 other studies in the review that tracked the progression from HIV to AIDS found no link with smoking. Furber and his colleagues, who reported the findings in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, said tobacco smoke may increase susceptibility to HIV infection by modifying a variety of immune system responses.

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