HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS,

disease, of the, human, immune, system,

caused, by the human, immunodeficiency, virus, (HIV),

This condition, progressively, reduces, the effectiveness,

of the immune, system,

leaves, individuals, susceptible, to opportunistic,

infections, and tumors,

An opportunistic, infection, is an infection,

caused, by pathogens,

(bacterial, viral, fungal, or that usually, do not cause

disease, in a healthy, host,)

one with a healthy, immune,system,

HIV-TO-AIDS

HIV-TB

HIV-and-WOMEN

HIV-AND-AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Pandemic

HIV-AIDS-care

HIV-acute-Infection

Comptomised immune system

A compromised, immune, system, presents,an

"opportunity", for the pathogen, to infect,

HIV, is transmitted, through direct, contact,

of a mucous, membrane,

or the bloodstream, with a bodily, fluid, containing, HIV,

The mucous, membranes, line cavities, that are exposed,

to the external, environment, and internal, organs,

several places, contiguous, with skin,

at the nostrils, the mouth, the lips, the eyelids, the ears,

the genital, area,

Cystic-Fibrosis

Mucous membranes

The sticky, thick, fluid, secreted, by the mucous, membranes,

such as blood, semen, vaginal, fluid, preseminal, fluid,

and breast, milk,

This transmission, can involve anal, vaginal, or oral sex,

blood, transfusion,

contaminated, hypodermic, needles, exchange,

between, mother, and baby, during pregnancy, childbirth,

breastfeeding, or other exposure,

to one of the bodily, fluids,

Bronchitis

Treatment

Although, treatments,

can slow, the course, of the disease,

there is no known, cure, or vaccine,

Antiretroviral, treatment, Antiretroviral, drugs,

are medications, for the treatment,

of infection, by retroviruses, primarily HIV,

When several, drugs, three, or four, are taken,

in combination, the approach, is known,

as Highly, Active, Antiretroviral, Therapy,

HAART,

reduces, both, the mortality, and the morbidity, of HIV

infection,

Apoptosis

Medication

these drugs, are expensive, and routine,

access, to antiretroviral, medication,

is not available, in all countries,

Due to the difficulty, in treating, HIV, infection,

preventing, infection,

is a key, aim, in controlling, the AIDS,

pandemic,

with health, organizations, promoting,

safe sex, and needle-exchange, programmes,

in attempts, to slow, the spread, of the virus,
Chemotherapy

HIV/AIDS White rose

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