Understanding of AIDS

 This time I will try to discuss the definition of AIDS, AIDS causes, patterns, or modes of transmission of AIDS as well as the handling and treatment given to people with HIV + or AIDS disease.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a disease caused as a result of the proliferation of the virus HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in the human body, where it attacks the white blood cells (CD4 cells) that cause damage to the immune system. The loss or reduction in body resistance is easy to make the patient infected with various diseases including mild disease.

The HIV virus attacks the CD4 cells and makes it a breeding ground of new HIV virus, then the damage cannot be used anymore. As we all know that white blood cells is necessary for the immune system. Without the immune system so when our bodies are attacked by disease, our bodies are weak and do not attempt to fight the outbreak of the disease and consequently we may die even if exposed to influenza or the common cold.


When the human body exposed to the HIV virus does not directly cause or suffer from AIDS, but takes a long time even years for HIV to cause AIDS or HIV positive shut off.

# Mode of transmission of HIV AIDS virus
1. Through the blood. e.g. blood transfusion, HIV + blood exposed to broken skin, needles, etc..

2. Through semen, semen (sperm or semen Men). For example: a man having intercourse with a partner without using condoms or other safeguards, oral sex, etc.

3. Through the vaginal fluid in women. for example: The woman who had sex without a safety net, borrowing sex toys, oral sex, etc..

4. Through Mother's Milk (ASI). For example; baby drinking milk from hiv + women, men drinking breast milk spouse, etc.

The body fluids that do not contain the HIV virus in HIV + patients, among others, Saliva (saliva or spit), feces (stool or feces), Tears, sweat Air
And urine (urine or urine).

Signs and Symptoms of AIDS
A person affected by the HIV virus in the early starters generally do not provide the typical signs and symptoms, the patient only had a fever for 3 to 6 weeks depending on the immune system when the contact gets the HIV virus. Once conditions improve, people affected by the HIV virus will remain healthy in a few years and slowly declining imun his / weak to fall ill because of recurrent bouts of fever. One way to get certainty is to undergo HIV antibody test especially if someone was already doing the activity at risk of HIV virus.

The signs and symptoms appear in people with diseases such as AIDS are as follows:

1. Respiratory tract. Patients experiencing shortness of breath, stop breathing for a moment, coughing, chest pain and fever stricken bleak other viral infections (pneumonia). Not infrequently the diagnosis at an early stage of HIV disease AIDS suspected tuberculosis.

2. Digestive tract. People with AIDS show signs and symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, often have a fungal disease in the oral cavity and esophagus, as well as having a chronic diarhea.

3. Body weight. Patients experiencing a so-called wasting syndrome, which is the body weight loss of up to 10% below normal due to disturbances in protein and energy systems in the body as it is known as malnutrition as well as interference absorption / absorption of food in the digestive system resulting in chronic diarhea, conditions tired and weak underpowered.

4. System nerve. Interference with the central nerve resulting in less memory, headaches, difficulty concentrating, often looked confused and slow response of the limbs. At the end of the system nerve (Peripheral) will cause pain and tingling in the palms of the hands and feet, lack of tendon reflexes, always had low blood pressure monitor and Impotence.

5. Integument System (Network skins). Patients experiencing an attack of chickenpox virus (herpes simplex) or carar fire (herpes zoster) and various skin diseases that cause pain in the skin tissue. Others are experiencing hair tissue infections of the skin (Folliculities), Stained dry skin (outer layer of skin cracks) as well as eczema or psoriasis.

6. And reproductive tract in women. Patients often have a fungal disease of the vagina, it is as an early sign of HIV infection. Injury to the urinary tract, and syphilis disease than men outnumber the women who suffered from smallpox. Other people with AIDS are many women who have inflammation of the cavity (bone) known as pelvic term 'pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)' and having irregular menstrual periods (abnormal).

# Handling and AIDS Medicine
In spite of many countries continue to research in addressing HIV AIDS, but to date no cure AIDS disease including serum or vaccine that can cure people of HIV virus causes AIDS. The purpose of the provision of drugs in patients with AIDS is to help improve endurance, enhance quality of life for them known HIV virus in an effort to reduce the number of births and deaths.