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HIV effects the cells associated with immune function. Over time, a person with HIV may experience an inability to recover from infections due to decreased immune function. Once an individual has reached a certain degree of immune deficiency, they are susceptible to what is known as "opportunistic infections." Opportunistic Infections are diseases that people with normal immune function are not at risk of being infected by.
Opportunistic infections are found in patients who suffer from a variety of disorders associated with immune function.
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What is meant by opportunistic infection?
An infection that develops only when a person's immune system is weakened.
What diseases does Islam have?
Islam is a religion not a person who would get affected by diseases.
Is using a new uretor catheter more healthy and less to get infection then reusing the same one?
Yes, it is more healthy to use a new ureter catheter. This is because when a person urinates, bacteria can fester in the catheter and make its way back to the bladder. This bacteria would end up causing an infection.
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.
What will an infection to the respiratory system most likely cause a person to have?
If a person had an infection of the respiratory system, they would most likely have a cough.
What would happen to a person who did not have lipids?
Deficiency of lipids is a defect in metabolism in the body which can lead to severe heart diseases.
What would you do if your person asked you for sex?
Go for it as long as there were no diseases.
What happens when a person who quits smoking makes a commitment to exercising?
The results would be healthy living, total change of lifestyle patterns and totally reduce your risk to the development of lung diseases caused by smoking.
What affects individuals unable to combat infection that would present no problem for normally healthy people?
Immunodeficiency
Why do people with HIV or AIDS contract rare diseases?
It's because their immune system can't fight off the diseases regular/healthy people's body would.
What would happen to a person that has an infection but takes a prescription?
If the prescription is appropriate to treat the infection, their condition might improve.
What is the imporatance of CD count?
The CD4 count is an indication of how healthy the immune system is. The lower your CD4 count, the less cells there are available to fight infection. This would indicate that the person's immune system is not functioning optimally.
