Understanding HIV/AIDS - Part 1 "The human body is a conversation going on, both within cells and between cells." - Danny Hills You live in a mosquito prone area somewhere in Accra, you go to bed and wake up the next morning with tiny itchy bumps on your skin. A few days later you begin to experience fever, chills, sweating, headache, weakness and other symptoms. That is right! You have been bitten by a mosquito who was probably harbouring the plasmodium parasite and you most likely have malaria. In as much as the tiny itchy bumps, swelling and all the other symptoms may feel uncomfortable and awful, they are signs that your immune system is in good shape and working. There were an estimated 38.0 million people living with HIV at the end of 2019 and it has so far claimed about 33 million lives. – WHO The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues and organs and it is the body’s safeguard against infections, diseases and ill