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If you are diagnosed with AIDS, that is, your CD4 count is below 200, you are considered to be immunocompromised. You are susceptible to all infections now. Some of the more commonly associated with HIV are the following:
Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly carinii, PCP) - causes pneumonia
Mycobacterium avium - TB-like disease
Candida albicans (fungal) - oral and esophageal thrush
Bartonella henslae - causes bacterial angiomatosis (spider angiomas on your skin)
Kaposi's sarcoma (HHV8) - also causes superficial neoplastic proliferation of vasculature
JC virus reactivation - progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Toxoplasma gondii - brain abscesses
Cryptococcus neoformans - encephalitis and meningitis
EBV - CNS lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, hairy leukoplakia
CMV - can cause retinitis
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What kind of furniture requires a full headboard?
Furniture that requires a full headboard are usually in the category of beds and other sleeping aids.
Is aids a kind of cancer?
No, AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and is a disease of the immune system caused by a virus, not a cancer. It does progressively reduce the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors.
What kind of AIDS is Kenya facing?
The bad kind. HIV/AIDS. Between 1,400,000 and 1,800,000 adults were living with HIV/AIDS by the end of 2007.
What does a blown engine mean and you mean the good kind of blown?
it means it is equipped with a supercharger
What kind of virus is aids?
Type your answer here... retrovirus
Does Ashanti have aids?
No she does not!! What kind of question is this?
Is Kaposi sarcoma linked to some aids in patients?
KS is considered an opportunistic infection. People with healthy, fully-functioning immune systems are not at risk for developing this kind of cancer. Opportunistic infections occur in AIDS patients due to the level of immune suppression that happens when someone is infected with HIV. However, opportunistic infections also happen among people who suffer from other health issues that affect the immune system like lupus.
What kind of sicknesses does marijauna cause?
aids
What kind of sings and symptoms are shown by infected person in AIDS?
they get abs and start singing about aids
What kind of douche aids in conception of female?
douches are not good for your body they not only wash away all the bad, but all the good. they actually can push the bad things up inside of you and cause infections. ecspecially not good when pregnant.
What kind of doctor specializes in infections?
pathologist
What kind of diesese do cockroaches carry?
super aids
