1 Dec Aids Day

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system, disabling the body's natural protection against external infections. HIV only affects human beings and its presence can be detected through an HIV antibody test. HIV is highly concentrated in blood, semen and vaginal fluid but is present in very low concentrations in saliva and tears.. HIV is a very 'intelligent' virus. It can mutate and hide inside the human body, which makes it an almost invincible target. However, outside the human body, the virus is weak. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 'Acquired' means something that is


not inherited. 'Immune Deficiency' means a weakened immune system that is unable to resist oncoming diseases. 'Syndrome' means signs and symptoms of an illness.

AIDS is the condition whereby HIV has destroyed a person's immune system, such that it is unable to defend the body from opportunistic diseases. Examples of common opportunistic infections in a person who has developed AIDS are Kaposi's Sarcoma, Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) and Tuberculosis.

How does HIV break down the immune system?
The mechanism that protects the human body from bacterial or viral infections is known as the immune system. The immune system functions via white blood cells, which identify, attack, and destroy infections and cancerous cells. CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell.

Upon entering the human body, HIV will attack CD4 cells and destroy them. The viruses then use infected CD4 cells to produce more HIV viruses. These new viruses invade other CD4 cells, causing the body's immune system to slowly deteriorate. As a result, the body's immune system is weakened and cannot fight against oncoming infections.

You don't know who has HIV
Anyone can be infected with HIV. It is not who you are, but more so what you do that puts you at risk of an HIV infection. HIV carriers may look and feel healthy but at the same time, they are able to transmit the virus to others. It is not possible to identify an HIV-positive person based on how they look on the outside. Prevention is, by far, still the best method for avoiding HIV infection.

CD4 cells and viral load
CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight against infections. Viral load is the quantity of HIV contained within 1 milliliter of blood. The viral load should be zero in the blood of a person without HIV. Post infection, the CD4 count goes down and viral load increases.

Is there a cure?
AIDS cannot be cured. There are ongoing research projects to find a vaccine that could prevent HIV infection. Once you are infected with HIV, you will stay infected for the rest of your life.

There is a range of medications known as antiretroviral drugs that suppresses the virus's ability to replicate itself. As a result, there are less chances of HIV infecting other CD4 cells. These drugs, however, are not a cure for AIDS.

How is HIV transmitted?
There are 3 main modes of HIV transmission:
Unprotected, penetrative sex with an infected person
Exchange of infected blood, for example sharing infected needles and syringes, blood transfusion or organ transplant
Mother to child transmission (vertical transmission) during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding, which presents a 30 percent risk but can be lowered to less than 10 percent with the use of a medication called AZT


i think the best way to prevent this is Quarative, each country should set up comunity village for hiv effection and hiv care hiv until spreading is over.
with own comunity the people with hiv not to much depression again socialty.
gov should allocated budget for this thing before its became worst epidemic.
i dont know why some NGO create more iffluence for having free sex with no prejudice theme such as pink triangle. and the best way is impelement Islamic law to rid off aldutry habict.