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You can get Hiv 3 ways
1) Your given it by your parents who inherited the hiv virus
2) Sharing Needles For Drugs(Hope No-one does that Here)
3)Sharing bodily fluids ie. Blood, Semen
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What is the survival rate of infants born with HIV?
HIV-infected infants do not have symptoms at birth, although about 15% develop serious symptoms or die within the first year.
What has to develop in order for a test to be positive for HIV?
The early tests all required the body to develop antibodies before being able to test HIV positive. Newer tests can be done based on HIV particles.
One of the distinguishing characteristics between HIV and AIDS is?
HIV is a virus. AIDS is a diagnosis. HIV is contagious and causes a person to develop AIDS. AIDS is not contagious and only occurs in people who are HIV+.
What is Born HIV Free's motto?
The motto of Born HIV Free is 'End mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015'.
Can a baby born with hiv every get rid of hiv?
No.
Do small kids get HIV?
Yes, a child that is newly born can contract HIV from his or her mother, but there is a drug called Neverpine to prevent it from happening, and it works 90% of the time!
Will most people infected with the HIV develop detectable antibodies to the infection within 3 months of exposure?
Most people infected with HIV will develop detectable antibodies to the infection within three months of exposure
Is AIDS caused by HIV?
The overwhelming consensus of the scientific and medical community is that AIDS is caused by the HIV infection.HIV is a slow virus; so whilst most people with untreated HIV will eventually go on to develop AIDS, a fortunate minority are such slow progressors that they will never actually develop any AIDS-defining illnesses.
How does aids affect a person's lifestyle?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis given to an HIV+ indivudual after they present certain clinical criteria. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes a person to develop AIDS. HIV attacks the part of the body that fights disease, the white blood cells known as T-cells or CD4s. Over the course of a person's HIV infection, there is greater amounts of virus over time and fewer amounts of health disease fighting cells. When the number of white blood cells drops below a certain point, that person is diagnosed with AIDS.
Which do you get first AIDS HIV or AIDS related diseases?
People contract HIV first. In time, they will develop AIDS-related diseases such as Kaposi's sarcoma or PCP (pneumocistis carinii pneumonia). Once they have AIDS-related diseases, they are typically diagnosed as having AIDS.
Why HIV aids is a slow onset disaster?
Because it takes years for HIV (when you're contagious, but not particularly sick) to develop into AIDS, where you are sick and eventually die.
How an HIV infected person may not develop aids until years later?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes a person to develop AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). AIDS is a diagnosis, not a disease. HIV uses a part of the body (CD4 cells) that fight disease to replicate. Over the course of infection, HIV causes the body's number of disease fighting cells to drop. After the number reaches a clinical set point, or the patient develops an infection indicative of a severely weakened immune system, their medical provider will give them an AIDS diagnosis.
