# AIDS

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- Published: 2013-07-02T15:18:56-03:00
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**AVISO IMPORTANTE**

Este texto é informativo e não substitui avaliação médica. Eu escrevo também a partir
da minha experiência como paciente, mas decisões sobre exames, diagnóstico e tratamento
devem ser tomadas em conjunto com profissionais de saúde.

**HÁ VIDA COM HIV**

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Acquired immune deficiency sydrome (AIDS) is one of the disease in the world that
has no cure and it is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This disease
affects the immune system of the body and makes individual to be exposed to infections
and tumors. According to AVERT, a report in 2009 shows an estimate of 33.3 million
people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS with about 2.6 million people gets infected
with HIV every year while 1.8 million deaths are been recorded yearly as a result
of AIDS.

HIV is spread in the body through direct contact of a mucous membrane or blood stream
with a bodily fluid containing HIV. Examples of bodily fluid that may be infected
with HIV includes blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal fluid. HIV is transmitted
when people have anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion and using needles 
that is been infected with HIV. Babies tends to have HIV from their mother during
pregnancy, childbirth and breast feeding. HIV have also been detected in saliva,
tears, nervous system tissue and spinal fluid but only blood, semen, vaginal secretions
and breast milk is the major way HIV is been transmitted to others. HIV infections
is not spread by mosquitoes, casual contact such as hugging, touching a person infected
with HIV or participating in sports or any activities.

The symptoms of AIDS are as a result of HIV infections caused by bacteria, fungi,
viruses and parasites, which affects nearly every system of the organ. Symptoms 
common with AIDS includes fever, sweats (most especially at night), weight loss,
chills, weakness and swollen glands. The risk of developing various cancers such
as cervical cancer and Kaposi’s sarcoma are high in people that has AIDS. One major
infection that is associated with HIV is tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis is transmissible
to people and is not easily treatable once some has the infection. According to 
World Health Organization (WHO), in 2007, records shows that 456,000 deaths as a
result of tuberculosis were HIV positive.

Chronic diarrhea is associated with people that are HIV positive and this is due
to many possible causes such as bacteria and parasitic infections. Diarrhea is believed
to be a result of changes in the way the intestinal tract captures nutrient. On 
the other hand diarrhea may be a side effect of drugs that is been used to treat
HIV. It can also be the side effect of taking antibiotics which is been used to 
treat diarrhea.

The major ways HIV is been transmitted to people are sexual contact, during childbearing
and exposure to infected body fluids. Knowing the major ways HIV is been transmitted
will help in the prevention of the spread of HIV. The use of male or female condoms
can reduce the risk of infection with HIV and other sexual transmitted diseases.
The risk of contracting HIV through sexual contacts can be reduced to about 80% 
if condoms is been used during sexual intercourse. The risk can be reduced further
if the condom is used the right way every time. Research carried on couples where
one partner is infected with HIV and there is constant use of condom shows rate 
of HIV was below 1% per year for the uninfected partner.

Mothers who are infected with HIV should avoid breast-feeding their infant as this
will help in preventing the transmission of HIV to the infant. People working in
clinics, hospitals or other health related works should always use barriers which
can expose them to body fluids. Such barriers includes gloves, protective eye wares
or shields, masks, and gowns or aprons which will prevent the exposure of the skin
to blood borne pathogens. Sharp objects such as needles, glass and scalpels should
be disposed off carefully.

Lastly the best way to prevent the spread of AIDS is educating the people on the
causes and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Ways of educating people starts from schools ,
because the youths are more prone to the disease and the media to inform the general
public.

There is no vaccine or cure for HIV or AIDS so extra precaution needs to be made
so that you don’t get infected with the disease but if you do then you have to able
to manage it. The best way of managing AIDS after someone is being exposed to the
virus is with the use of antiretroviral drugs. Highly active antiretroviral therapy(
HAART) is the current treatment of HIV infections.

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