Write a 1 page article of 15 to 20 sentences on HIV/AIDS
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HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms your immune system by destroying the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts you at risk for serious infections and certain cancers. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.
HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person. Women can give it to their babies during pregnancy or childbirth.
The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. These may come and go within two to four weeks. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later.
A blood test can tell if you have HIV infection. Your health care provider can do the test, or you can use a home testing kit. Or to find free testing sites, call the national referral hotline at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636 in English and en español; 1-888-232-6348 - TTY).
There is no cure, but there are many medicines that fight HIV infection and lower the risk of infecting others. People who get early treatment can live withthe disease for a long time.
HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person. Women can give it to their babies during pregnancy or childbirth.
The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. These may come and go within two to four weeks. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later.
A blood test can tell if you have HIV infection. Your health care provider can do the test, or you can use a home testing kit. Or to find free testing sites, call the national referral hotline at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636 in English and en español; 1-888-232-6348 - TTY).
There is no cure, but there are many medicines that fight HIV infection and lower the risk of infecting others. People who get early treatment can live withthe disease for a long time.
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HIV / AIDS
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HIV is human immunodeficiency virus. It damages the immune system of the infected person, so the body loses its ability to fight off infections. Untreated HIV will infect and kill the T cells. This makes the person vulnerable to various types of infections and cancers.
HIV is transmitted from one person to another only through bod fluids:
- blood
- semen
- vaginal and rectal fluids
- breast milk
The virus doesn’t spread through casual contact or through air and water. Currently, there is no cure for HIV. Anti-retroviral therapy is used for the management of this infection.
Untreated HIV will lead to Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS. This is advanced stage of HIV where the immune system is too weak, less than 200 T cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
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