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HIV and AIDS
A deadly STD, the human immunodeficiency virus causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition which causes the immune system to fail. A pandemic, AIDS kills millions every year.
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Is coughing a primary symptoms of an HIV infection?
Primary HIV infection resembles the flu. Most patients at this early stage of infection will experience symptoms such as fever, body aches and even swollen glands. These symptoms typically resolve themselves and the patient will feel better within a week of two. The body is rapidly making new HIV cells during this time. However, it is unlikely that if they were to take an HIV test, the test would yield positive results.
Why?
Because the antibodies that we measure to indicate the prescence of HIV need time to develop. Typically, the body does not produce sufficient number of antibodies to measure until several weeks into the infection.
Can a person have HIV and not be affected by it in other words only as a carrier?
No; if you have the infection, you are affected by the HIV virus.
Can you get HIV from uninfected multiple sexual partners?
Being promiscuous (having a lot of sexual partners) does not create HIV - you have to be infected by one of your partners (or by some other means on transmission). The fact that you are promiscuous (have a lot of sexual partners) does not significantly increase your risk of contracting HIV. The risk would arise if you were not having safer sex with them.
Can you have aids if you don't use a condom but with a clean partner?
yes, that is the most common method for getting HIV/AIDS
Can you get HIV from eating fruit with an infected person's blood on it?
No way the virus spreads this way. The virus is not stable. It takes no time for losing its character. So virus might not infect the person who drinks the drink mixed with HIV virus. I think it takes very less time, but if the virus is not killed and is present in the drink then it dies within hours to days (4 to 10). So please see the manufacturing date. I think there will be no harm getting a virus this way.My reference material
The HIV virus is very fragile outside the body, but it can live from several minutes to several hours on the surface of objects in the environment, depending on the situation and environmental factors. The potency of the virus outside the body diminishes over time, but the virus must get directly into the bloodstream to infect anyone. Most household cleaners such as soap, bleach or peroxide will kill it. When cleaning any blood spills, use universal precautions.
HIV, unlike most viruses has to be within a host or culture at a temperature of 98.6 degrees give or take only a degree or two. Outside of the body, the virus dies within minutes without the temperature necessary for its survival. It, unlike many of its virus cousins, does not have the ability to go into a spore state and "shut down" until another viable host comes along. Its cell walls begin to deteriorate within minutes after leaving its host..... this is why it cannot be transmitted with a kiss or a hug, but only through sexual intercourse or shared IV use, usually associated with drug use where needles are passed from one person to another before the virus had a chance to expire..... it is a blood to blood pathogen.
HIV is fragile by nature and is also extremely sensitive to even small fluctuations in temperature and the presence of oxygen. Outside of strictly controlled laboratory conditions, HIV will only survive for a couple of minutes at the very most.
The one place that HIV has been shown to survive for extended periods of time (several days) is in syringes, which are airtight and frequently contain enough blood to prevent the HIV from drying out.
In the almost 25years that scientists have been studying HIV, there has not been a single known instance of HIV being transmitted trough casual contact in the environment.
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How are HIV and aids related and different?
HIV is a virus. You can get infected with this virus and at first you have few symptoms - a 'flu like reaction, which may repeat.
The virus attacks the immune system in your body and it is in turn atacked by the immune system. A war is waged in your body. During this time you will function more or less normally.
Eventually the virus may win the war, leaving your immune system crippled, hardly functional at all. And all the minor and major diseases that were previously resisted by your immune system are now free to wreak havoc in your body. And they do. You get multiple infections and cancers.
This heavily infected state is a syndrome (or a manifestation of a disease) called Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS.
AIDS is usually fatal, though people have been pulled back from the brink by ARV drugs.
Note that HIV virus itself does not kill you - the other diseases kill. But to say that HIV is thus harmless is untrue. If someone shoots you, it is massive tissue damage due to the bullet that is fatal, but the agent that caused the tissue damage - the shooter, is responsible.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. When you get infected it is initially HIV. Then, when your T-cell count gets below 200 then you have AIDS.
Who catches H.I.V. top or bottom?
Either can catch it. In the context of unprotected anal sex, the person who is being ejaculated in to is at greater risk for infection (the "bottom"). The "top" is still at risk because there still may be blood (and therefore HIV) present.
Is there an HIV that can make your sperm go brown?
No, but there are conditions which man make that happen. Hematospermia, for example, can make your semen reddish brown. It happens when there is a little blood in your semen. It's perfectly natural and shouldn't cause worry. If it's really pretty dark brown, then you should head to your doctor. You might have an STD.
- That having an STD means that you are dirty or promiscious.
- That having sex with a virgin can cure STDS
- That you cannot get an STD during your first experience with sex
- That oral and anal sex are ways to avoid STDS
- That you can avoid getting an STD if you have sex during your period
Can you get HIV from sharing a bath tub?
You can't get herpes by sharing soap.
You will not catch herpes from a bar of soap.
No, the herpes virus quickly dies outside the body.
No because herpes, unlike most common STD's, is a virus, meaning it can not survive like a bacteria when exposed to the open
Is Magic Johnson HIV positive or does he have full blown AIDS?
his HIV is at an undetectable level that was how he was able to coach and play basketball.
What 2 continents are most affected by HIV?
Asia and Africa.
It started off with Africa suffering the most from HIV/AIDS, but slowly, after 5-10-15 years, Asia got infected by HIV and is currently suffering the most.
Will you get HIV from a non infected person?
No. You cannot get HIV from someone who is not infected.
Then How did the first person ever infected get it?
Are you saying that a few people in Africa got bitten by bats and thoses few people had sex and passed it on and so on and so on till it got to people all over the world?
The question is: Is the only way to get aids, is through sharing(sex/needles) of blood/fluid from an infected person?
An HIV antibody test is a test that looks for the antibodies that are created when a person is exposed to the HIV virus. The ELISA test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is the first test to be done; a negative ELISA is reliable, but a positive ELISA is not, and so is followed with the Western Blot.
The Western Blot. Western Blot tests detect antibodies to HIV-1 proteins, including core proteins (p17, p24, p55), polymerase proteins (p31, p51, p66) and envelope glyco-proteins (gp41, gp120, gp160).
What are the different types of hair loss and their causes?
Different types of hair loss are caused by different things. Here is a look at various types and their causes.
- Androgenetic Alopecia: This is by far the leading type of hair loss in men and women and is a result of genetics. This genetic hair loss is hereditary and can be inherited from either side of the family. Commonly known as male and female pattern baldness, this type of hair loss is due to the action of a chemical known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which attacks the hair follicles and causes hair loss.
- Telogen Effluvium: This condition is also referred to as diffuse hair loss. In this type of hair loss, a lot of hair is lost in a short span of time. Leading causes for this condition are pregnancy, chemotherapy for cancer treatment, very high fevers, severe illnesses, and sometimes even high levels of stress can result in telogen effluvium. This is not a permanent condition and most of the lost hair does grow back within a few months. Some sudden events that can contribute to this condition are childbirth, surgery, and severe emotional stress (death of loved ones, abuse, accidents, or other traumatic events.
- Alopecia Areata: Any sudden loss of hair resulting in bald patches is the condition of alopecia areata. This is an autoimmune disease where the hair follicles are attacked by the body. Why it happens has not yet been discovered. It can be a mild case and result in bald patches on the head or if it is severe it can affect the entire body hair. This condition usually treats itself without any medication although some doctors may prescribe certain steroid injections for repeated occurrence of localized alopecia areata.
- Traction Alpoecia: This type of hair loss occurs in people who routinely pull on their hair through harsh brushing or hairstyles such as a tight ponytail that pull on the hair. One prime example of this condition is the braided hair popular with African-americans.
- Medication Related Hair Loss: Certain medicines such as accutane, allopurinol, and anti-thyroid medicines are known to cause hair loss.
- Diet Related Hair Loss: Temporary hair loss and hair shedding can result from poor nutrition and an unbalanced diet. If your body is deficient in certain minerals, vitamins, and/or iron, it can cause you to lose hair.
