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HIV causes AIDS by attacking and destroying?
Helper T cells :b
Are AIDS and HIV the same things and I mean are they similar to each other?
HIV is the virus and AIDS is the disease. You get HIV and once it starts attacking your body you get AIDS. In lucky people, they can have HIV without ever getting AIDS but sadly, this is not true for everyone.
How is a hiv virus different from a cold virus?
HIV attacks helper T cells that are trying to fight infection, rather than attacking healthy body cells like a cold virus does. HIV attacks lymphocytes directly.
Is an HIV infection different from a cold virus infection?
HIV attacks helper T cells that are trying to fight infection, rather than attacking healthy body cells like a cold virus does. HIV attacks lymphocytes directly.
How is HIV diagosed?
There is a specific blood test for HIV which is used for diagnosis.
Can you have HIV symptoms but not have HIV?
Yes. Most of the time people who are infected with HIV have no outward signs or symptoms.
What virus does HIV cause?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by attacking the immune system, specifically CD4 cells. This makes the body more susceptible to infections and other illnesses.
What system does HIV affecT?
HIV effects the non specific immune system that is Acquired Immune System.
What is the specific name for HIV?
HIV means Human Immmunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that results from a weakened immune system as a result of HIV infection.
How do you get for Hiv?
you get HIV where the sun dont shine. its like a bacterica we get through sex.
Can you get HIV from a fingernail scratch?
No, you cannot get HIV from a fingernail scratch. HIV is transmitted through specific bodily fluids, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. Casual contact like a fingernail scratch does not pose a risk for HIV transmission.
Will there be a treatment to cure you if you had HIV?
Once you are diagnosed with HIV, or when HIV enters the bloodstream, there is no known cure in which it eliminates the HIV virus from the bloodstream. Usually when you are diagnosed the doctor will then take a blood test to see how much of the virus is in your body per milimeter of blood and also how many CD4 cells (tcells) are also in your bloodstream. If the tests come back that there are more than 200 tcells per millimeter of blood, the Doctor may not put you on HIV medications since your body can still fight infection on it's own. If your tcells are 200 or below, your body can no longer fight off infection and he or she will then start you on HIV medications. Depending on what strain of the virus you have, the Doctor can start you on numerous different kinds of medication combinations. Don't get confused that the HIV medications DO NOT cure HIV from your bloodstream, all it does is stop HIV from attaching to your tcells, and stops the virus from duplicating and keeping the virus undetectable. This way the virus is no longer attacking your immune system, but the virus is hiding mainly in the lymphnodes, and if you were to stop taking the antiretrovirus medications, the virus would come out of remission and start attacking the body again.
