What is HIV / AIDS?


HIV is a virus that attacks and damages our immune system so that we cannot survive diseases that attack our body. If the immune system has been damaged or weak, then someone will easily be attacked by various diseases that are around us such as tuberculosis, diarrhea, skin ache, etc. This collection of symptoms of diseases that attack our body is called AIDS. AIDS is:A = Acquired (obtained)I = Immune (immune)D = DeficiencyS = SyndromeHow to transmit HIVHIV can only live in body fluids such as:

    Blood
    Vaginal fluid
    Sperm fluid
    Mother's Milk (ASI)HIV transmission occurs through:

    Having sex with people who have HIV / AIDS, having sex with changing partners and not using protective equipment (condoms)
    Blood contact / injury and blood transfusions that have been contaminated with the HIV virus
    Use of syringes or piercing needles together or alternately with people infected with HIV
    From HIV-infected mothers to their babiesHIV is not transmitted through:

    mosquito bite
    people shake hands
    kissing
    people embrace
    eating together
    stay at homeHow to detect HIV?Until three or six months after the entry of the HIV virus, it is not certain that the virus can be found in the body because it is hidden. The period of time the virus cannot be seen is called the Window. Although not yet visible, people who have contracted HIV can transmit it to other people. After six months the virus can usually be found / seen if the person has a blood test. There is no other way to find a virus other than through a blood test. If it is found, the person is called HIV positive. During this time, he could still live normally and do all the activities as usual. This HIV positive period can be up to 10 years if the body's resistance is strong. However, if his immune system is weak then the person can be quickly attacked by various other diseases.A striking sign in people with AIDS is persistent diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes, skin cancer, mouth ulcers, and striking weight loss. Now at that time the person was said to have arrived at the AIDS stage and was called PLHIV (People With HIV / AIDS). At this stage of AIDS usually endurance is very weak so the possibility of that person will die. Until now there is no effective drug to kill the HIV virus or cure people with AIDS.What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?HIV / AIDS is often associated with one another in the same sense. But HIV and AIDS have different meanings. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus attacks a person's immune system. A person can contract the HIV virus, if the virus enters the circulatory tract. The HIV virus attacks a person's immune system. If it is not addressed, this virus will damage the immune system so that the immune system is weakened against other diseases and can even lead to death. AIDS is a weakened body condition due to attacks by the HIV virus on the immune system.People with HIV do not mean people with AIDS or someone who will die soon. Even without treatment many people with HIV can still survive long enough. At this time the treatment that has been developed can only slow down damage to the immune system. With this treatment, many HIV sufferers can live healthy and happy lives. and now HIVtest.com.hk made a breakthrough with
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