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How to diagnose HIV?
HIV is not transmitted by:
- Most doctors use two blood tests:
- ELISA
- Western blot.
- If the ELISA is positive (meaning that HIV antibodies are found), a Western blot or other test will be done to be sure.
Epdimiology
- Coughing
- Sneezing
- Insect bite
- Casual touch
- Hugging
- Public baths
- Public telephones
Symptoms
- HIV prevalence and incidence estimates in many developing countries, including those in sub-Saharan Africa
- More than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV.
- Fever.
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Muscle aches and joint pain
- Swollen glands (swollen lymph nodes)
- Skin rash
What are the modes
of transmission?
- HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
- You can get HIV from contact with infected blood, semen, or cervical secretions, unprotected case, sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with HIV.
- The virus can also be passed from a mother to her baby
- Coming in contact with blood and blood products
Treatment
- The standard treatment for HIV is a combination of medicines called highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART.
- Antiretroviral medicines:
-reduce the amount of HIV in the body
-protects the immune system
-prevents HIV from advancing to AIDS
-reduce the risk of HIV transmission
What is HIV?
How to prevent it?
- Having protective sex
- Do not share needles.
- Do not share toothbrushes or razors.
- HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
- It is considered to be an RNA containing virus.
Types of HIV
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