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Why are liver transplant patients susceptible to the same diseases as AIDS patients?
From taking immunosuppressive drugs, transplant patients are susceptible to the same "opportunistic" infections that threaten AIDS patients--pneumocystis pneumonia, herpes and cytomegalovirus infections, fungi, and a host of bacteria.
What is the term for infectious diseases associated with AIDS?
opportunistic infections
How would aids affect a person's ability to keep free from diseases?
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How can the human body lose immunity to diseases?
Certain diseases such as AIDS can weaken the bodies immune system making it more susceptible to infections and other conditions. actually once the immune system is destroyed, all kinds of diseases will knock your door.
What infections are common in AIDS patients?
AIDS patients are susceptible to a variety of infections, commonly known as opportunitistic infections. They are so named because the infections take advantage of a person's weakened immune system to strike.Among the most common infections are:Kaposi's SarcomaPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaOral thrushHerpes
What pathogen caused aids?
The HIV virus.
Can AIDS attack the circulatory system?
AIDS weakens the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to infections. While AIDS does not directly attack the circulatory system, it can lead to complications like cardiovascular diseases due to increased inflammation and a weakened immune response.
How does making the immune system stronger lengthen the life of a person with AIDS?
IF the immune system is strengthened the person is less susceptible to obtaining infections like pneumonia which can cause death if they don't have a fully functioning immune system
How does aids affect a persons health?
Once a person with HIV progresses to have AIDS (in 8-10 years on the average), his immune system is so weak that many common infections begin to attack him. Diseases like Pneumonia, TB, some specific cancers, fatigue, vision loss, brain damage are commonly occurrences among AIDS patients. Death results eventually if these infections (called "opportunistic" infections) are unchecked.
Does the term aids mean a condition which limits the body's abiltity to fight infections?
Yes, the term "AIDS" refers to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, which is a condition caused by the HIV virus that severely weakens the immune system. This impairment limits the body's ability to fight infections and diseases, making individuals more susceptible to opportunistic infections and certain cancers. As the immune system deteriorates, it can lead to life-threatening complications.
What is an AIDS-Ols?
AIDS-opportuistc illness(Aids-OLs) Infections and other diseases caused by organisms that do not usually produce illness in healthy people with unimpaired immune system.
What has the author Karen Manning written?
Karen Manning has written: 'AIDS' -- subject- s -: AIDS - Disease -, HIV infections, Juvenile literature, Diseases
