AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. It is the most advanced stage of HIV infection (HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus). AIDS is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the presence of HIV testing and one or more of the diseases known as opportunistic infections.
HIV, type 1 or 2 is widely known as the cause of AIDS. HIV breaks down and attacks your T cells so that your body can not protect itself from various infections. HIV also attacks your immediate nervous system, causing pain in the nerves and muscles, especially in the legs, legs, and hands.
HIV is transmitted through direct contact with the sperm or blood of an infected person. This can be transmitted in many ways, which are very common with unprotected lovemaking. Other forms of infection are transfusion of infected blood, mother-to-baby transmission (at birth, or breast milk), sharing needles with an infected person, and rarely a health worker being injected with an infected needle.
People infected with HIV often have few symptoms, and in some cases do not. Sometimes, the symptoms of HIV are confused with other illnesses, such as the flu. This can be very serious, with swollen glands in the neck and armpits, fatigue, fever, and night sweats. This is where about 9 out of 10 patients will develop AIDS. At this point, a person may feel healthy and unaware that they are infected. The next stage begins when the immune system begins to break down and the virus becomes aggressive in damaging the white blood cells. Several glands in the neck and armpits may become inflamed and remain swollen for a long time without explanation. As the disease progresses, abscesses or warts can spread throughout the body. They may also feel very tired, have night sweats, fever, diarrhea for a long time, and may lose a lot of weight. Many cases have shown thrush as a symptom too. At this point, a person is in the final stages of HIV-AIDS. Severe asthma infections are common, and the survival rate is over 70% but decreases with each recurrence.
A person is diagnosed with AIDS when they are tested for one or more HIV and the presence of a defining condition of AIDS. Some common conditions include but are not limited to Meningitis, Encephalitis, Dementia, Pneumonia, Kaposi sarcoma, and Lymphoma. There is also a blood test called Immune Profile that can be done. These tests are used to measure the loss of the immune system and help determine the best treatment. There are rarely used tests because of your high cost, known as Viral Load: This test detects the virus itself and measures the amount of HIV in the blood. It shows how quickly HIV infection can progress. The viral load in the blood suggests that a person may develop rapidly, becoming AIDS.
Although there is no cure for AIDS, there are treatments that help to prolong life and maintain the best quality of life possible. The actual treatment plans will vary for each patient, as well as the physical aspect of the disease. The psychological side must be addressed for the treatment plan to work properly.
The easiest way to avoid contracting the disease is to avoid the harmful substances you control. Such as unprotected lovemaking, non-sharing the needle, and if you are in the healthcare field make sure you use all the necessary steps to avoid accidentally injecting a potentially infected needle (remember that in these early stages it is common for a person. Ignorance and infection). Today, AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death among all adults between the ages of 25 and 44 in the United States. For African Americans aged 25 to 44, AIDS is the leading cause of death for men and the second leading cause of death for women. Our society must realize that by defending ourselves we are committing suicide and this must end.
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