Aids/HIV
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- How do people find out they have the disease?
- people find out they have the disease by getting their blood tested.The test does not measure the actual presence of aids/HI V;it measures the immune cells that try to combat HI V.Testing positive means the immune cells showed up in the results, and that you have the virus in your body.
- What does HI V stand for?
- HI V is short for " human immundeficiency virus. "
- What does aids stand for?
- Aids stands for acquired immundeficiency syndrome.Acquired means something you got after you were born.Immundeficiency means your immune system lacks what it needs to protect you against illness. Syndrome is a pattern of signs or symptoms of illnesses that occur after a period of time.
- What is a virus?
- A virus is a small organism ( to small to see without a microscope ) that can exist inside people and make them sick.
- How is the aids virus transmitted?
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Researches have identified three ways in which aids is transmitted.
. Intimate sexual contact
. Exposure to infected blood
. Transmission from an infected pregnant woman to her fetus. - What is the most common way of becoming infected?
- Sexual transmission of the aids virus has occurred mainly among homosexual and bisexual men, but has also occurred among heterosexual men and woman.
- How can people using drugs get Aids.
- The aids virus also afflicts intravenous drug users who can be exposed to infected blood by sharing hypodermic needles and syringes.
- What are some treatments for aids?
- Many treatments for aids have been tried but a cure has yet to be found.
- What are some of the symptoms?
- Some symptoms are usually pronged. they include:enlarged glands, tiredness, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, night sweats, memory disorders, weight, and coordinate problems.
- How can you prevent Aids/HIV?
- To prevent transmission of the aids