0
AIDS does not cause any signs of illness, but rather blocks the body's immune system so that the person gets sick from other diseases . . . like pneumonia.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why is a person with AIDS may also have pneumonia?
AIDS stands for Autio Immune Deficiency Syndrome. This means that the disease attacks and weakens the human immune system. This system is responsible for keeping you healthy by fighting off infections and viruses, among many other things, that are contantly attacking the human body.In a healthy person, the immune system attacks and destroys viruses and such, but in a person with AIDS the immune system is too weak or almost non-existent and as a result, these viruses take hold; such as pneumonia. Actually, people with AIDS usually end up dying from such relatively simple things like pneumonia and not actually the disease (AIDS) itself.
What fungal disease causes pneumonia in people with AIDS?
Pneumocystis jirovecii causes pneumonia in people with AIDS. This pathogen was formerly known as Pneumocystic carinii.
A type of pneumonia that AIDS patience develop?
Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia
How did Max Robinson get aids?
he found out he had AIDS while hospitalized for pneumonia in an Illinois hospital.
Can AIDS lead to pneumonia?
In recent years this virus has resulted in a huge increase in the incidence of pneumonia
If you are infected by aids would you still be cared for?
Yes you would still be cared for.
Why did Freddie Mercury die?
Bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
Would you have aids for life?
At this point in time, yes a person will have AIDS for life.
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.
What do CD-4 levels have to be to be considered aids?
When the CD4+ T cell count drops below 200 cells per µL, a person is considered to have full-blown AIDS. However, if a person develops certain AIDS-related illnesses (pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis of the brain, wasting, Kaposi sarcoma, or other viral induced cancers), he or she will still be considered to have full-blown AIDS, regardless of the CD4+ T cell count.
Did Freddie mercury have herpes?
No, Freddie has AIDS; he later died when he caught pneumonia. (AIDS kills your immune system) RIP Freddie <3
Can you die from pneumonia caused by aids?
Aids doesn't cause pneumonia. You can die from pneumonia with or without aids. However if you have aids you are more likely to die from pneumonia then if you didn't have aids and contracted pneumonia
