AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and is a STD spreading disease infection of people that have HIV,
which stands for human
immunodeficiency virus. An HIV-infected person receives a diagnosis of AIDS after developing
one of the CDC-defined AIDS symptoms indicator illnesses. An HIV-positive person who has not had any serious illnesses also can receive an AIDS ailment diagnosis on the basis of certain blood tests (CD4+ counts).
A positive HIV testing result does not mean that a person has AIDS . A diagnosis of AIDS is made by a doctor using certain clinical criteria (e.g., AIDS indicator illnesses).
Infection with HIV can weaken your immune system to the point that it has difficulty fighting off certain infections. These types of infections are known as "opportunistic" infections because they take the opportunity a weakened immune system gives to cause serious illness.
Many of the infections that cause problems or may be life-threatening for people with AIDS are usually controlled by a healthy immune system. The immune system of a person with AIDS is weakened to the point that medical intervention may be necessary to prevent spreading or treat serious illness.
Today there are medicines that can slow down the spreading rate at which HIV weakens the immune system. There are other treatments that can prevent spreading or cure some of the illnesses associated with the AIDS ailment. As with other diseases, early detection offers more options for treatment therapy and preventative care.
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Detail description of STD panel test components Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a virus that damages or kills the cells of the body's immune system. The most advanced stage of the virus causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer.
How do people get HIV? The number of people in the U.S. with HIV/AIDS is about 1,185,000 and approximately 25% of them are unaware of their infection. A person gets HIV when an infected persons body fluids (blood, semen, fluids from the vagina or breast milk) enter his or her bloodstream. The virus can enter the blood through the linings in the mouth, anus, vagina, penis or through broken skin.
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Who can get HIV STI virus disease infection?
Some of the activities that can expose you to the virus include:
Unprotected sex. This means vaginal or anal intercourse without a condom or oral sex without a latex barrier with a person who is infected with HIV.
Sharing needles with an infected person. some examples include dirty needles used to make a tattoo or in body piercing.
Some of the symptoms include: Fever, night sweats, exhaustion, loss of weight, swollen glands and flu like symptoms. More sever symptoms may not appear for months or years.
HIV Testing
Tests for both HIV-1 and HIV-2
. The test detects antibodies that are produced by the body's immune system in response to the HIV virus.
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CDC National AIDS Hotline:
1-800-342-AIDS
Spanish: 1-800-344-SIDA
Deaf: 1-800-243-7889
CDC National Prevention
Information Network:
P.O. Box 6003Rockville, Maryland 20849-6003
1-800-458-5231
Internet Resources:
NCHSTP: http://www.cdc.gov/
nchstp/od/nchstp.html
DHAP: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv
NPIN: http://www.cdcnpin.org
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