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Why is a person with AIDS less able to combat infections than a person who does not have AIDS?
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∙ 10y ago
HIV= human immune virus
AIDS= Aquired immune deficiency syndrome
Your defence forces have been destroyed. You are a sitting duck.
People with Aids and HIV are also unable to fight infections because there immune system is weak.
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∙ 13y ago
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Does everyone with AIDS live shorter lives than people who do not?
Aids usually kills a victim within 10 years. usually because people who fall victim to aids don't actually die from AIDS, AIDs weakens one's immune system making it difficult for the victim of aids to survive an illness and will eventually die from not being able to combat an illness.
AIDS patients are vulnerable to infections that would have been stopped by a healthy immune system.?
Yes. AIDS patients are infected with a virus (HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that attacks the part of the body that fights disease. As a person progresses through their HIV infection, their immune system becomes less-able to fight infection. When they reach a certain point of vulnerability, an HIV+ person will receive an AIDS diagnosis. People with lower functioning immune systems are susceptible to being infected with dieases that are of no concern to those with healthy immune function. These diseases are called opportunistic infections. The good news is that opportunistic infections pose no threat to the general population because a healthy immune system will not allow infection by these otherwise weak infections.
How AIDS may lead to an opportunistic infection?
AIDS is the result of HIV infection. HIV uses the cells that fight disease in the human body to replicate. When HIV attacks immune cells, they are no longer effective at fighting disease. When a person's immune system reaches a certain level of deficiency, they may be at risk for acquiring diseases that those with normal functioning immune systems don't have to worry about. These diseases are called opportunistic infections. They take the opportunity to infect a human when their immune system is too weak to fight them.
Why do aids leave us unable to cope with infections or cancerous cells?
When someone has AIDS there adaptive immunity (the immunity that remembers previous infections) is severely compromised. The adaptive immunity is responsible for remembering previous infections and dealing with them. Since the immune system is so weak and has a bad memory of previous infections it takes a much longer time for your body to defend against new pathogens along with previous pathogens that your body currently has and is no longer able to manage.
Can you get aids from a dead person?
No. Subsequently you also are not able to get AIDS from a live person because AIDS is not a contagious disease. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk.
How is HIV/AIDS caused?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is transmitted by contact with infected body fluid (blood, semen, vaginal fluid or breast milk.) HIV uses cells associated with immune function to replicate, rendering the cells ineffective at fighting disease. HIV is the virus that causes a person to develop AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.) AIDS is a diagnosis that is given to an HIV+ person when their immune function has reached a critically low point. After prolonged infection with HIV, a person is notably less able to fight infections.
Is aids a bacterium?
AIDS is neither a virus nor bacterium; it is a syndrome (a series of conditions) caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This viral pathogen, which targets the cells of the immune system, often leads to the development of AIDS in HIV-positive people.
Do band-aids make infections worse?
it can but its not a good idea to wear a band aid the whole time you have a "boo boo" you have to let air get to it so it can form a scab and be able to heal:)
What are bacterias used for medical use?
The importance of bacteria in medicine is to help create vaccines and treatments for bacteria infections. By studying how they function, scientists and doctors are able to quickly combat and defeat them.
Why can you have the HIV virus but never get AIDS?
I am not a doctor, but my understanding is that these are two different phases of the same illness. HIV means that one has the virus that causes AIDS but that it has not progressed to AIDS; with appropriate drug therapy, people who are HIV-positive can remain healthy for years. However, once the disease progresses to AIDS, the immune system is severely compromised and the person has little or no defense against a variety of infections. Once the patient contracts one or more of these infections, such as cancer or pneumonia, they are not able to fight off the infection.
Why would your body stop producing anti bodies?
It makes antibodies all the time. If it stopped, you would not be able to fight of infections and would die. People who are infected with HIV and have AIDS, have this problem.
What kills you when you have full blown AIDS?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by a virus called HIV (Humman Immunodeficiency Virus.) HIV attacks the part of the body that fights disease, the immune system. HIV is not curable, and over time, a person's immune system becomes weaker as the viral infection progresses. There are many effective treatments that allow people with HIV to live much longer, however people still do die as a result of HIV infection. HIV attacks white blood cells and does not directly result in someone's death. However, as the immune system is less able to fight infection, HIV+ people are at high risk for developing serious illnesses from which they are not able to recover. There are special afflictions called "opportunistic infections" which do not infect those with healthy immune systems but can be deadly to people with HIV. These opportunistic infections are often the result of death.
