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The immune system of people infected with HIV is compromised and weakened.
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Is are caused by which attacks the immune system so that the infected person is weakened and cannot fight off common infections?
Aids; hiv.
What are the events that happen when you get HIV?
HIV is a deadly virus.When HIV enters your body it attacks and destroyslymphocytes called HELPER T cells that make antibodies fight infections. And eventually the lymphocytes ( HELPER T) gets weaken and the person dies from HIV....
Why do people have HIV and AIDS?
People have HIV because they caught a virus. People have AIDS because their HIV infection came to the point they could not fight off other infections.
Why is it more difficult to identify hiv-tb co-infections among hiv patients than to identify them among tb patients?
because in hiv infections there is diminution of immunity..so the manifestations of tb is less...even the mantoux shows sometimes negative
How can you prevent HIV infections?
Avoid contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.
How does aids attack?
HIV "attacks" the cells in the immune system that dehibilitate their ability to fight infections and protect organs.
Why does hiv virus not usually kill a person directly?
HIV destroys the Immune system causing a person to develop AIDS. People with AIDS have a very weak Immune system that allows infections to enter the body with little to no resistance. Its these infections that kill a person. 26 infections are "AIDS defining" and include 2 cancers,thrush and Pneumonia as examples. So HIV does not kill but it is the cause of AIDS which can.
Why is a person with AIDS less able to combat infections than a person who does not have AIDS?
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.
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.
Can purulent infection mean you have hiv?
Some people with HIV have a purulent infections. Most purulent infections happen in patients without HIV.
How are HIV and AIDS related to health?
HIV is a virus that once contracted begins to affect the body's immune system. This will eventually destroy a person's immune system, leaving them unable to fight off infections. When this occurs, the person is said to have AIDS. HIV/AIDS has a negative impact on health. It is a slow-acting virus, meaning that it will take years before the full scope of the damage is seen.
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.
