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AIDs and HIV are commonly found together. But, either one can cause many other illnesses. The immune system is compromised, so the person is more suseptible.
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Why is Aids called the Grandmothers disease in Africa?
"In Africa, AIDS is called the grandmothers' disease because the burden ofcaring for the sick and the survivors falls on older women."
What is a common disease in Africa?
According to the South African Medical Research Council, the top three transmittable diseases leading to mortality in South Africa are HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and lower respiratory infections. The top three diseases across the entire African continent, according to the Africa Health Blog, are lower respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS, and malaria.
How many teaspoons were on the titanic?
It had about 6000 teaspoons.
How do people get AIDS?
By having sexual intercourse without protection. People can get AIDS by sexual intercourse or even open wound to open wound with a person who has AIDS. That being one of the reasons why doctors do not reuse needles and wear gloves. Other reasons are for their own safety and the patients safety. Blood is normally tested when donating or receiving blood but you can contract AIDS from the transfer of blood. AIDS is also the progressed stage of HIV. Not everyone that has HIV progresses to AIDS though (being the reason for the term "HIV/AIDS"). So it is possible to contract HIV then it to progress to AIDS.
What is AIDS Information Centre's motto?
AIDS Information Centre's motto is 'Fair and friendly'.
What is the name of the respiratory disease that often accompanies AIDS?
tuber culosis that is TB
What is the name of the respiratory diseases that often accompanies AIDS?
tuber culosis that is TB
Why people with AIDS often develop many other infectious disease?
HIV/AIDS is a disease that affects the immune system and because these people have weak immune systems, they often get sick.
When a patient with HIV disease identifies red to purple bruise like lesions on skin with no drainage an minimal discomfort what is the condition?
The patient most likely has developed AIDS. The skin condition that often accompanies the later stages is Kaposi sarcoma.
When was AIDS identified as a disease?
AIDS was identified as a disease in 1982. For the history of AIDS, visit the Related Link.
Is aids a viral disease?
Aids is an autoimmune disease caused by HIV (virus).
Does AIDS caused by Malnutrition?
AIDS is not caused by malnutrition, it is caused by a virus, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It sometimes resembles malnutrition because people with AIDS often become very thin, as a side effect of the disease (it is even known in Africa as the thin disease).
What is the infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the disease fighting cells?
AIDS is caused by the HIV virus, which attacks disease-fighting cells.
How are famine and aids related?
Famine and AIDS are related in that AIDS often kills workers in areas where agriculture is the primary source of food production. Poorer areas are most often affected by this disease and when workers die, food production drops and famine occurs.
How do you solve aids?
AIDs is a sexually transmitted disease. At this time there is no current cure for the disease. In other words there is no way to solve AIDs.
Does khia have aids?
no she does not .
What has the author J K G Mati written?
J. K. G. Mati has written: 'AIDS, women, and children in Africa' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease) in children, AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease) in women
