Origins Of HIV
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), originated in non-human primates in sub-Saharan Africa and was transferred to humans during the late 19th or early 20th century. Two types of HIV infect humans are HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is more virulent, is easily transmitted and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally.
AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome)
Acquired means a change to living thing that is not produce by genes. Immuno means body protection system. Deficiency means not enough (shortage). Syndrome means a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem. AIDS is a disease that caused by virus which destruct the human immunity system that virus is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Therefore, a lot of diseases are easily get to human body and potentially caused death. So, AIDS is a group of diseases that caused by the destruction of human immunity system which caused by the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
HIV is virus that destruct the human immunity system. HIV attack one kind of leukocytes that has duty to prevent from the infection. HIV can not live outside the body. So, HIV can not transmitted through the social interaction (shaking hands, use same swimming pool and bathroom, etc).
Transmission of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
The transmission of HIV can be done in some ways:
1. Sexual contact with person who is infected by HIV/AIDS
2. Through the use of infected needles, syringes and razor blades
3. Babies can get it from their mothers when they are born
4. Breast feeding
5. Blood transfussion which is infected by HIV
Signs & Symptomps
HIV infection has basically 4 stages: incubation period, acute infection, latency stage, and AIDS. The initial incubation period upon infection is asymptomatic and usually lasts between two and four weeks. The second stage, acute infection, which lasts an average of 28 days and can include symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), pharyngitis (sore throat), rash, myalgia (muscle pain), malaise, and mouth and esophageal sores. The latency stage, which occurs third, shows few or no symptoms and can last anywhere from two weeks to twenty years and beyond. AIDS, the fourth and final stage of HIV infection shows as symptoms of various opportunis tic infections.
Prevention of HIV/AIDS
The prevention of HIV/AIDS can be done in some ways:
1. Be faithful to one partner or have fewer partner
2. Using condoms
3. Avoid of pre-marital sex
4. Avoid the needle exchange
5. Preventing the HIV transmission from HIV positive mothers to their infants during pregnancy, birth, & breastfeeding
6. Make sure that the blood that will be transfuted is safe
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), originated in non-human primates in sub-Saharan Africa and was transferred to humans during the late 19th or early 20th century. Two types of HIV infect humans are HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is more virulent, is easily transmitted and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally.
AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome)
Acquired means a change to living thing that is not produce by genes. Immuno means body protection system. Deficiency means not enough (shortage). Syndrome means a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem. AIDS is a disease that caused by virus which destruct the human immunity system that virus is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Therefore, a lot of diseases are easily get to human body and potentially caused death. So, AIDS is a group of diseases that caused by the destruction of human immunity system which caused by the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
HIV is virus that destruct the human immunity system. HIV attack one kind of leukocytes that has duty to prevent from the infection. HIV can not live outside the body. So, HIV can not transmitted through the social interaction (shaking hands, use same swimming pool and bathroom, etc).
Transmission of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
The transmission of HIV can be done in some ways:
1. Sexual contact with person who is infected by HIV/AIDS
2. Through the use of infected needles, syringes and razor blades
3. Babies can get it from their mothers when they are born
4. Breast feeding
5. Blood transfussion which is infected by HIV
Signs & Symptomps
HIV infection has basically 4 stages: incubation period, acute infection, latency stage, and AIDS. The initial incubation period upon infection is asymptomatic and usually lasts between two and four weeks. The second stage, acute infection, which lasts an average of 28 days and can include symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), pharyngitis (sore throat), rash, myalgia (muscle pain), malaise, and mouth and esophageal sores. The latency stage, which occurs third, shows few or no symptoms and can last anywhere from two weeks to twenty years and beyond. AIDS, the fourth and final stage of HIV infection shows as symptoms of various opportunis tic infections.
Prevention of HIV/AIDS
The prevention of HIV/AIDS can be done in some ways:
1. Be faithful to one partner or have fewer partner
2. Using condoms
3. Avoid of pre-marital sex
4. Avoid the needle exchange
5. Preventing the HIV transmission from HIV positive mothers to their infants during pregnancy, birth, & breastfeeding
6. Make sure that the blood that will be transfuted is safe
