Autoimmune Diseases

In the United States, we do not use a stage classification for AIDS purposes. HIV positive patients either have AIDS or they don't.

However, the WHO (World Health Organization) does use a classification system. Every classification after stage 1 requires the patient to have demonstrated certain criteria.

AIDS can be acquired by 1 or more events. It can be acquired through sexual intercourse, sharing drug needles (with an HIV-infected person). It can also be acquired prenatally from an HIV-infected mom to her child, or through breast feeding.

If the male ejaculated near the vagina there is a possibility that you can contract HIV. HIV is contracted through blood, sharing needles, body fluids (semen) that enter into a mucous membrane (i.e. eyes, mouth, vagina, etc).

That answer below is true - but medications for HIV are better than ever before and there are more coming down the pipeline. If a HIV poz person eats healthy, doesn't smoke and exercises regularly, and adheres to their medication then they can live for a very very long time. Not only have I been living with HIV for 4 years now I also know of people who have lived with the virus for 18+ years! The medication is excellent compared to what it once was in the 80's and early 90's. HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence. It is now considered more of a chronic condition. But medication must be taken all the time with no doses being missed. Also, it is my personal belief and I'm sure there are many doctors who would agree with me...if you are sexually active at any age and if you engage in unprotected sex or have in the past regardless of being married or not, you should get tested once per year for HIV. 1/3 of people with the virus don't know they have it and unknowingly infect others. This virus does not discriminate, it has no boundaries. I come from a wealthy family and I'm Caucasian. However, there is a community out there for HIV poz people where they can turn to for support. Poz.com or Thebody.com are great resources for people wanted to educate themselves on this disease. Get tested, have no fear because knowledge is power. It means that if you don't have it (AIDS) yet, you will soon (usually 6 months to a year). AIDS is the symptoms ... HIV is the (virus) cause.

Researchers are still discovering genetic issues in lupus. You may be born with the genetic make up that predisposes you to develop lupus later in life. But lupus may or may not develop. In cases of genetically identical twins, both develop lupus in only about 30% of the cases. A baby born to a mother who has lupus might have neonatal lupus which usually clears on its own in six months or so. In some cases the infant might have congenital heart block, but not necessarily lupus.

Yes, there are several cases of false pregnancy tests when a person has Lupus. This is due to the increased protein that a person with Lupus has.

Crack * Aminosalicylates (such as sulfasalazine or mesalamine). These medicines help manage symptoms for many people who have Crohn's disease. * Antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. These may be tried if aminosalicylates are not helping your symptoms. These medicines work especially well for disease in the colon. Antibiotics are also used to treat fistulas, which are abnormal connections or openings between two organs or parts of the body. But 50% of fistulas come back when antibiotics are stopped.2 * Corticosteroids (such as budesonide or prednisone). These may be given by mouth for a few weeks or months to control inflammation. But corticosteroids have serious side effects, such as high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and increased risk of infection. ** Budesonide causes remission in mild or moderate Crohn's disease of the ileum and the right colon. It does not work as well as prednisone or other corticosteroids. But it also does not have as many side effects as other corticosteroids. The long-term side effects are not well known, so your doctor will probably not have you take it for a long time. ** Prednisone may help if budesonide does not. * Medicines that suppress the immune system (called immunomodulator medicines), such as azathioprine (AZA), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), or methotrexate. You may take these if the medicines listed above do not work, if your symptoms come back when you stop taking corticosteroids, or if your symptoms come back often, even with treatment. * Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists, such as infliximab (Remicade). Your doctor may have you try these medicines if you have not had success with other medicines for Crohn's disease. In some cases, these medicines are tried before some of the other medicines that are listed above. Infliximab is also used to treat fistulas if antibiotics do not heal them. Other TNF antagonists may be used to treat Crohn's disease. They may work for people for whom infliximab has stopped working and for people who have a bad reaction to infliximab.

Can crohn's disease resemble arsenic poisoning?

Lupus

AIDS is a disease of the human immune system. It stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is caused by the virus HIV. You usually become infected by having sex or sharing needles with an infected person.

Digestive system. Specificaly the small intestine.

This variety of lupus is less severe, in that it attacks the skin only. However, it can be disfiguring, often attacking the skin of the face. The term discoid is derived from the round (disc-shaped) lesions

If neglected very rarely you may get killed.

Actually death can occur from many autoimmune diseases. A person needs a personal physician to monitor and provide treatment as required. Example is diabetes type one or two, another is uncontrolled Lupus. There are so many and all require medical care of some type. You might not die today but autoimmune diseases never go away, they might go dormant but the risk for complications is always possible.

Sedimentation rates become elevated when there is inflammation anywhere in the body.

In North America statistics for 2007 were 140 new patients out of 100,000.

North America has 335 million people (as of mid year 2007)

Crohn's is still classified as a "rare" disease.

Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a hardening or sclerosis in the skin or other organs. The localized type of the disease, known as "morphea", while disabling, tends not to be fatal. The systemic type or systemic sclerosis, the generalized type of the disease, can be fatal, as a result of heart, kidney, lung or intestinal damage. It is currently not fully understood what exactly causes this disease, although there are various theories.

Those infected with HIV should seek the medical care of an Infectious Disease Specialist or other certified medical professional. There are many treatment options available.

Though, at present, there is no cure.

I cannot believe this question hasn't been answered. Please....PLEASE someone answer this question

Chlamydia can live for 15 minutes at 45 degrees F, and for 1 minutes at 80 degrees F.