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What does AIDS look like

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Many young people are still wondering: what do AIDS symptoms look like ? This is important to know, because if you know the symptoms, you will go to your doctor and start the treatment in time. Young people should be well educated, because they usually do not pay enough attention when it comes to their sexual life. They should know more about prevention and symptoms of this disease. AIDS looks different from HIV infection. In fact, HIV and AIDS are not the same. HIV is a virus that leads to AIDS, which is a deadly disease. AIDS is the last stage of HIV infection. A person who has this illness can experience some serious symptoms. People with AIDS can look really unhealthy and the symptoms can be difficult to deal with.

Immune system is crucial in fighting the virus. Patients who already have weakened immune system will probably have difficulties in fighting HIV. There are people who use certain medications that affect their immune system and this can lead to further problems. However, there are medications that can help in treating this illness.

AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. This phase can be very difficult and painful for the patient. Many opportunistic infections can occur, due to immune system failures. Pneumonia, herpes, HPV and fungal infections are some of the common opportunistic infections. This happens because the body is too weak to fight these infections. In some cases, these infections can be lethal, like pneumonia, for example. The only way to fight AIDS is early detection. If diagnosed in time, this illness can be kept under control, thanks to antiretroviral medications.

What Does AIDS Stand For

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AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In other words, this disease affects immune system, making it weak. Immune system failure can lead to serous health problems and even death. If the body is infected with HIV, immune system will get weaker. AIDS is the final stage of this infection and during this stage, immune system is extremely weak. The body is no longer capable of fighting any infection. HIV tends to destroy T-cells that play an important role in defending the body from infections, viruses and bacteria. The body becomes incapable of fighting any infection -not even cold.

This disease is sexually transmitted. It is transmitted through body fluids, including blood. Even though sexual intercourses are the most common way to transmit it, there are other ways, too. Our immune system helps us in defending ourselves from various illnesses, and if it is weak, the body is at high risk. AIDS is a silent enemy, because its asymptomatic phase can last for a long period - as long as a decade. A person can be completely unaware that he/she has this disease and can easily transmit it to other people. That is why it is very important to know the symptoms of HIV infection.

How many people have AIDS/HIV in the World

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Just 10 years ago it was unknown how many people exactly have AIDS. It was also unknown how many people are infected with HIV. Today, however, much more is known about this dangerous disease. 2001 was the year when detailed analyses were made on global level and all countries were involved in this action in order to find out as much as possible about how many people have HIV and AIDS in the world.

AIDS and HIV in the World

In year 2001 it was reported that there were 35,890,000 people who had HIV or AIDS. Out of the total number, it was confirmed that approximately 18 million women have signs of HIV infection and a bit more than 17 million men have symptoms of HIV . There are 35,890,000 people who have HIV or AIDS of which 1,270,000 of them are children who are under 12 years or younger.

All About Early Hiv Symptoms in Men

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Scientists have studied HIV virus for a long time and it has been proven that HIV symptoms in Men were less obvious than those in women. HIV symptoms in men progress slower than HIV symptoms in women. The study done in Central America shows that the immune system of women is weaker than that of men. This means that women are less capable of fighting the virus.

It is clear that further research and testing should be more supported in order to help patients and their families in dealing with this disease. Today, HIV virus is one of the 6 most dangerous diseases seen in men . Hiv symptoms in men include high and constant fever that lasts for several days. Flu-like symptoms are also likely to occur during the first six months. Dry cough and muscle pain are also some of the symptoms. Unexplained skin rashes can appear, too. Other symptoms of HIV in men that are less frequent are loss of consciousness and increased blood pressure.

Is There a Cure for AIDS

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Is there a cure for AIDS today?

Unfortunately, we still don't have a cure for AIDS. However, there are different kinds of medications that have proven effective in treating HIV and relieving the symptoms. These medications are called antiretroviral medications and they can successfully prevent further spreading of HIV inside the body. However, this kind of treatment is only possible if HIV is diagnosed early. Thanks to these medications, people who are HIV positive can live with this virus for decades without major health complications.

Testing for HIV is extremely important. As we said, early diagnose is the most important thing for treating HIV successfully. Antiretroviral medications are available worldwide and they are effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission. This is a huge progress, since this treatment helps HIV positive women to have healthy children.

People with HIV can live for several years without any symptoms. However, if left untreated, HIV will develop into AIDS, which is the final stage of this infections and it is lethal. That is why everyone should test and get professional care in time.

HIV AIDS among women statistics

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HIV and AIDS virus is spreading every year more and more and statistics show for sure that number of infected persons is constantly increasing. It is a fact that women are more vulnerable, still men and women can be both potential carriers and have the same chances to spread the disease. In the United States of America more men than women who have HIV and AIDS infection as they showed some statistics that were done in the past 2009 years.

Currently in North America live more than 36 thousand women who suffer from this infection, but these are only recorded case, knowing the exact number can is giving totally different picture to this topic.

Statistics shows that every 15 seconds a person gets infected by HIV and every 34 seconds a women does.

Unfortunately 2750 women each year lose their lives from this dangerous and difficult condition.

Every day 6900 people get infected by HIV infection. 3300 out of that number are were women.

These statistics lead to the fact that both women and men today are threatened and that this virus does not choose whose body to sacrifice. Statistics show that each year the number infection is constantly increasing.

Facts should inspire everyone to be careful and cautious because many people lost their lives from this dangerous and very serious illness, for which today confident drug or cure was found.

Hiv symptoms after 6 months

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HIV symptoms after 6 months (in both women and men) may be different, depending on many factors. Symptoms of HIV infection in women after 6 months include constant abdominal pain and high body temperature. These are the common symptoms of HIV in women after 6 months. HIV infection is extremely dangerous and very serious; however, if the symptoms are detected during the first 6 months, further complications will be easier to prevent and HIV will be treated successfully. Early detection is the most important thing in HIV treatment.

HIV can spread very fast and it attacks body cells that are crucial for your immune system. If you detect HIV symptoms during the first 6 months, you will be able to start your treatment in time and reduce further damaging of your immune system. Antiretroviral medications are effective in treating HIV and they can prevent the virus from spreading and destroying other cells in the body. That is why it is important to test for HIV, even if you feel perfectly well.

It is very important to take this disease seriously because the only way to treat HIV successfully is to start the treatment in time. If you've already experienced any of the HIV symptoms after 6 months do not wait any longer; go to your doctor and take a test. If you start your treatment immediately, you will have greater chances to treat this infection successfully. Also, you will be able to protect other people and do what’s in your power to stop further spreading of the virus.

Where did AIDS come from

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Where did AIDS come from? Today, we believe to have an explanation for HIV development. It is believed that HIV originally came from Africa. Back then, it was called "SIV" and it was seen in animals. It is probable that the first human to get HIV was bitten by an infected animal. The virus mutated and started spreading among humans. The name was changed into "HIV", meaning Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

How is HIV transmitted

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Do you know how HIV is transmitted? It is extremely important to know more about HIV transmission. The only way to prevent any disease is to know its causes. Prevention is the best way to fight HIV, since we still do not have the cure for this disease.

HIV is transmitted through body fluids, meaning blood, too. During the sexual intercourse, body fluids are secreted. If a person has an unprotected sexual intercourse, exchange of fluids will take place and the chances to get HIV will be extremely high. HIV can be transmitted through infected blood, so drug users are at risk. They often exchange needles and use non-sterile items. This makes them prone to this infection.

Mother-to-child transmission is also possible. However, if a pregnant woman knows she is infected with HIV, medical care and treatment with antiretroviral medications will help her in protecting her unborn child from HIV.

Signs and symptoms of HIV AIDS

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Symptoms of HIV AIDS infection

At the very beginning, many people do not notice symptoms of this particular condition, when infected with the virus HIV. It often takes a certain time first symptoms for to appear. It depends the most depends on the individual person who is infected and has symptoms of initial HIV virus.

It is common for most of patients to develop symptoms in more than six months. It leads to symptoms such as severe headaches, fever and major pain stomach. These symptoms most often occur the first month and then disappear, and usually followed by sudden weight loss. Even more frequent ones symptoms of AIDS are sweat over night, sudden increase of body temperature, strong and dry cough, intense fatigue, which leads for person to feel exhausted and weak, diarrhea that lasts longer time, strong pneumonia, the tongue gets red. If it spreads too much the immune system weakens and doesn't have needed strength to fight HIV virus. This mainly happens because of next three reasons. Tissue becomes more damaged and as long fought with this virus.

HIV more and more mutating and becoming more pathogenic and becomes very strong and leads to a rapid increase in infection.Them body no longer able to maintain its balance of cells that were mostly destroyed and their number is more and more in slow.Clinical many symptoms of HIV can occur in an average of 6 to 10 years, sometimes longer, and know that these simptoms.There appear in the rare cases when once there and other sexually transmitted diseases may appear after a few months, which leads symptoms to increase gland in organism.This the gland in the neck and armpits, and this condition can last for several months and then the side symptoms that lead to that patient suddenly begins to lose its weight.Care body temperature was increased and long time is high.Then causes the patient has stomach problems a long time, sometimes a month is continuous.Then herpes that appear on the lips of the affected their genitals and that last a long time.

All of this happens by a rule that leads to a reduction in the number of red blood cells.Changes then appears on the nervous system and central nervous system,which then usually lead to very serious disorder patient who loses orientation in space and time that can not recognize the environment and its the most near.

In this cycle, known to occur in addition to skin tumors that can affect patient and internal bodies.Only often occur in the brain affected by the virus which is most often the case that these infections can cause death.HIV virus does not kill infected that the infection of this virus.This ill attack his immune system which leads to the fact that his body is unable to cope with this virus.

The main symptoms of HIV AIDS

Symptoms of HIV that occur and the initial phase of the disease AIDS carries with it a few symptoms:

-lack of energy and great exhaustion
-sudden weight loss in the diseased
-very sweating in a dream large
-Temperature is a constant
-a skin rash, which leads to peeling of the skin
-current loss of memory in time and space
-the genitals are suddenly appearing ulcers

These are the symptoms of AIDS, which appear in early HIV
Later AIDS symptoms that occur after a certain perio of time when severe infection occurs in HIV-AIDS, these diseases:

-painful and difficulty swallowing and short breath
-strong cough and headache
-light and transmitted the infection to other patients
-patient confusion and lost navigation
-strong cramps that cause frequent diarrhea drastically reduced-form
-fever, which causes dizziness Large
-fatigue
-occurrence of white spots in mouth and paleness language
-loss of appetite
-body bruises and redness on the skin
-Cervical cancer if the infection is present HIV
-brain tumor

If you notice one of these symptoms do not be afraid because all these stated simptoms AIDS may occur as a result of some other infection.If you are currently going on some of these symptoms is not cause for fear, but visit your doctor and you may discover that it is a only cold and you do not need to worry about HIV symptoms.

Initial symptoms of HIV AIDS

The entry of HIV virus in the organism does not cause visible changes in a small number of cases going to be infected are ill for several weeks from this disease not be detected in person.In this period by a rule can not be proven antibody protein tread viruses that are very specific for HIV and that may prove generally after 5 weeks of the first infection in this virus.Them this period called a period windows.Them infection is present and can be transferred to other persons but does not reveal test.Strong rare in this period comes to acute brain disease or sudden inflammation of the liver.

Symptoms of HIV AIDS in mothers

Pregnant women is infected with HIV can transmit their infection to their child is still not born with the help of placenta,or most often during the delivery.Them increase the risk for birth occurs due to contact with bloods.Mother should not breastfeed your child if you have symptoms HIV disease because in this way can transmit the infection to the mother AIDS.

Stop transfer their child while pregnant today small.Eat is possible if you detect early symptoms of HIV, and if you start with therapy or drugs that are against HIV virus and treatment with such therapy and Caesarean childbirth there is little chance to transmit the virus to the pregnant child who has yet to be nature.

In some developed countries to carry out before the birth of several studies of this research pregnant.Thanks mother who carries the HIV virus symptoms today can be born healthy children.Virus HIV infects the central nervous system causing severe brain disorders in children are sick and unfortunately faced with other health problems that show last doctors.Childrens research that is infected during childbirth or pregnancy, unfortunately half of them there the possibility that in the first year of life infection this disease lose their life.

Tests in the world is strictly confidential and if you discover that the mother carries the child in the stomach infected with HIV can prevent transmission of the disease.

History of HIV AIDS virus

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Scientists gathered in the United State in America to conduct research where HIV first appeared virus.Proven to history HIV virus originates from Africa between 1880 and 1923 years.Research was found that the chimpanzee droppings with HIV told the man.This type of infection occurred in the northern part of Cameroon around 1910 years.This infection spread among the local population and the epidemic has received the most bigger shape when she came to the state Kinsasa.Come from this city and the two most senior of the sample,which carries virus.

First HIV is found in the blood of a man in 1960 and the second is found in immune cells at the end of 1961 women yers.1980 years death from this deadly infection that mainly appeared in patients who were on the transplantation of an organ in order to continue his life with the help of someone else organs.This virus began to occur in people from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Filadelfia.

1983 years found the first infection of this virus in patients with lack of immune sistems.First since most better doctor Luc Montagnier was able to isolate this virus in the body men.For this historic discovery of this internationally recognized experts and scientists in 2008 he received the Nobel Prize for Medicine and filozofly.

Several group of scientists was assembled in America for research, where the virus are people with AIDS and people who have been in contact with patients were isolated in 1985 in order to be studied this virus.All scientists who worked on this study were in fact revealed the same virus that is now known worldwide as the AIDS.Previously infection usually get those people with a very damaged and weak immune systems.Time such cases have become more frequent and then appeared that the cases of the virus become infected persons who have a problem with blood clotting, and because of this infection were primoreni to receive blood by transfusions,people who had a sexual relationship with a person ill from the virus and in infants who were infected by their mather.

Virus AIDS in 1984 has become an epidemic throughout the world and is known as one of the most dangerous viruses that are ever struck a man in his history.1984 years after the assessment of research "ZCO" has proven to the world there are over 30 million infected by the disease AIDS.In period from 1995 until now found even 90 percent of new cases who were mainly from developing countries which leads to the conclusion that the AIDS virus is spreading more and more from year to years.In these countries, AIDS is a disease transmitted through sexual equal and men and zena.Featured more patients will be registered when they happen to the large immigration population large city.In addition the virus spread at high speed in cities with large visits tourists.

In large cases are suffering from the AIDS virus drug addicts.Chuck 52 percent of cases were reported in people who use drogs.In else suffering from AIDS virus are men who are infected by this virus sexual thorugh.Percentages, this number is 24 percent of which were infected by a virus and is the second places.Person that were infected tranfuzijom occupy third place with 17 percent of the number persent.To were mainly people who had to receive an organ or blood from other people and have earned this virus.1994 is less and less likely to get through this because the AIDS virus control increased during blood transfusion or donations organisms.

However a problem that represents doctors and scientists is that this can happen to the blood does not show positive results in blood during the examination of blood but blood is still infected with HIV virus.First problem of false findings is that as blood levels are not yet able to develop antibodies to the virus and is entering the test HIV falsely reports.In doctors appears and groups in which several people infected HIV without distinguishing risk and who do not belong to any group patients.This number today is 8 percent of the total number of patients from this number today virus.Unfortunately today this group is growing significantly because ill do not want to admit the way they got the infection of shame in society and family.All this can be concluded that the awareness of people who undertake risky behavior is a major factor in the viral infection.

.In this division of the infected different groups has led to these results, because among sexually active men formed a position "I will I never have HIV/AIDS virus"