Aids Virus - HIV aids - Aids Symptoms
Introduction to aids, virus, symptoms
The two groups at greatest risk for symptoms of AIDS
- HIV - VIRUS are people who take drugs. People who use needles to
inject drugs (including mainliners and skin poppers) get the virus by
sharing their needles with other users who already have the virus in
their blood.
You can't always tell who is infected with the virus. Most people
actually carrying the virus don't look any different than anybody else,
they look and feel well, but they can still spread the disease. Symptoms
of may not show up for many years and some remain without symptom
even then.
Thousands of IV drug abusers already have AIDS, and many
thousands more are carriers.
Is Aids - HIV Life threatening
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a serious condition that
affects the body's ability to fight off infection. A diagnosis is
made when a person develops some form of life-threatening illness not
usually found in a person with a normal ability to fight infection. To
date more that fifty percent of all the persons with this disease have died.
Drugs are a real problem
Taking drugs has now been determined to be one of the biggest problems
facing the UK today. While the community has put on a media
campaign alerting and educating the public about the dangers of the
disease, not
enough is being done to stop the widespread sharing of needles among drug
users.
Remember, if you take drugs, you are in danger of catching the virus. The best
advice for protecting yourself and people you love is to stop taking
drugs. It is also important to note that women who take drugs or who live
with men who take drugs sometimes passes on the disease to their babies, either
before or shortly after birth. Babies born with the disease become ill very
quickly.
Symptom or Symptoms of aids are not always obvious
Most individuals infected with aids have no symptoms and feel
well for a long time before eventually developing such symptoms as fever
and night sweats, weight loss, swollen lymph glands in the neck, the
underarms and groin area, sever fatigue or tiredness, diarrhea, white
spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth. These symptoms are also symptoms
of a number of other illnesses and that should be taken into
consideration.
Anyone with any of these signs for more than two weeks should not panic
buy should consult their doctor.
The disease is not spread through normal contact
The virus is not spread through normal daily contact at work, school
or home. There have been no cases found where the virus has been
transmitted by casual contact with patients in the home, workplace,
or health care setting.
Antibody testing
There is an antibody test for aids that detects antibodies that
causes the disease. The body produces antibodies that try to get rid of
bacteria, viruses, or anything else that is not supposed to be in the
bloodstream. The test may show symptoms if someone has been infected. While the testing procedure
is considered accurate, it does not
tell who will develop the full-blown disease.
The developed world is largely silent too the plight in Africa. It has never commanded the full-bore response the West has brought
to other, sometimes lesser, illnesses than the aids virus or symptoms.
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