AIDS is a common fad among people that they can contract AIDS by any of the ways they are aware of, but the fact is that one can never get affected by AIDS directly. Usually, it is the HIV virus that reduces and kills the body immune system, and it is a gradual process through which one can acquire AIDS.
This disease is not caused due to any deficiency in the body like other diseases. It can only be ‘contracted’ through external agents. Usually, it is contracted if there is direct contact of body fluid with the affected person. The body fluid can include blood or sex fluid. Tears and saliva exchange might not be as harmful.
The disease is already very dreadful and ultimately will lead to death, then why should AIDS patients be left to die such deaths everyday in isolation? The society condemns such people by thinking that they are a threat to the society, but if we think logically, then the society is a much bigger threat to them. They can contract many diseases by talking to normal people and those diseases might lead to their death!
Causes
The most common cause of AIDS is considered to be the unprotected sex. Sex without taking proper precaution like condom is very much responsible for AIDS. AIDS is generally transmitted through the semen. It is estimated that more than three million people round the globe had died through AIDS. During the prenatal stage also it is found that the mother will transmit the disease to the fetus before it is born. AIDS is transferred to the blood through the means of transfusion of blood into another’s body cell. Besides these, AIDS can also be caused through the use of injections which are not properly sterilized in the process of taking drugs or blood into the veins.
Symptoms of AIDS
symptoms will only occur if HIV is developed into AIDS and the symptoms of AIDS are a result of series of infections called opportunistic infections that do not normally develop in humans with healthy immune. Why they are called opportunistic infections? Because they do not happen to people with healthy immune. But since AIDS destroys the immune system, they will occur in infected people. What are common symptoms with AIDS infected people? They are fevers, sweats, weakness, weight loss, and a series of “rare” infections and cancers.
AIDS Preventions
Mothers can share AIDS with their infants during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, and there is no way to stop it short of not becoming pregnant. But here is the list of preventable HIV/AIDS transmissions:
- Penetrative oral, vaginal, or anal sex (Unprotected)
- Blood transfusion
- In health care settings
- Drug injection
Types of AIDS
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AIDS- causes, symptoms, preventions & effects (economic, social & political)?
Symptoms:
The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. These are called opportunistic infections.
Patients with AIDS have had their immune system depleted by HIV and are very susceptible to such opportunistic infections. Common symptoms are fevers, sweats (particularly at night), swollen glands, chills, weakness, and weight loss.
See the signs and tests section below for a list of common opportunistic infections and major symptoms associated with them.
Note: Initial infection may produce no symptoms. Some people with HIV infection remain without symptoms for years between the time of exposure and development of AIDS. However, some people develop what feels like flu about two weeks after contracting the virus.
Signs and tests:
The following is a list of AIDS-related infections and cancers that people with AIDS acquire as their CD4 count decreases. Previously, having AIDS was defined by having HIV infection and acquiring one of these additional diseases, but now it is simply defined as a CD4 count below 200. Many other illnesses and corresponding symptoms may develop in addition to those listed here.
Prevention:
The following steps may seem personally restrictive, but they are effective and can save your life.
1.See the article on safe sex to learn how to reduce the chance of acquiring or spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
2.Do not use intravenous drugs. If IV drugs are used, do not share needles or syringes. Many communities now have needle exchange programs where used syringes can be disposed of and new, sterile needles obtained for free. 3.These programs can also provide referrals to addiction treatment.
4.Avoid contacting blood from injuries or nosebleeds where the HIV status of the bleeding individual is unknown. 5.Protective clothing, masks, and goggles may be appropriate when caring for people who are injured.
6.Anyone who tests positive for HIV may pass the disease on to others and should not donate blood, plasma, body organs, or sperm. An infected person should warn any prospective sexual partner of their HIV-positive status, should not exchange body fluids during sexual activity, and must use whatever preventative measures (such as condoms) will afford the partner the most protection.
7.HIV-positive women who wish to become pregnant should seek counseling about the risk to unborn children and medical advances which may help prevent the fetus from becoming infected. Use of certain medications can dramatically reduce the chances that the baby will become infected during pregnancy.
8.Mothers who are HIV-positive should not breast feed their babies.
9.Safe-sex practices, such as latex condoms, are highly effective in preventing HIV transmission. HOWEVER, there remains a risk of acquiring the infection even with the use of condoms. Abstinence is the only sure way to prevent sexual transmission of HIV.
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The causes of AIDS is really unknown. They do know that it is transmitted by sharing needles, and bodily fluids. But, I think that there are many other ways to contract AIDS. First, it is a "virus", right? So, therefore, I think that if someone sneezes or coughs, it could be contracted. Preventions, well, Don’t have unprotected sex for sure, and try to maintain your immune system. The effects are devastating. A person can be a carrier for 7 years, or less, and not EVEN know that they have the disease. Once they are diagnosed, it is really a death sentence. (In my opinion). AIDS virtually "eats" up all of your "good" blood cells, leaving you with only a very high white blood count; thus, leaving you open to every thing out there. You will run very high fevers, be fatigued, and loose weight rapidly. Very scary. At the rate people are going, with, free sex, not washing their hands, and so on, we are basically setting ourselves up.
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