AIDS

 AIDS

  AIDS, commonly known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), can be defined as a disease of the immune system as a result of exposure to the virus known as the human immunodeficiency virus. In fact, It takes two to fifteen years from the time of HIV infection to emerge, the last and most advanced phase of HIV infection. It should be noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) Leeds is the destruction of the immune system is very large, which makes a person vulnerable to suffering from various types of infections, and many cancers. In fact, HIV remains a serious global problem, with an estimated 1 million deaths in 2016. After a dramatic decline in the years 2000 to 2016, the number of new cases of infection The virus is about 39%, and the number of deaths caused by about one third.

Symptoms of AIDS

In fact, no person with HIV is infected with HIV. A person who is exposed to HIV can be infected with AIDS in one of the following cases: either the patient is not committed to the treatment that is required to be consumed continuously, or the disease has been discovered At very advanced stages, or that the patient is resistant to the usual antiviral drugs given to people living with HIV. [3] When a person reaches the stage of AIDS, his or her immune system can no longer resist infection and disease as previously described, Here will suffer from the emergence of some symptoms, including the following: [3] Frequent fever. Temporal lymph nodes bulge, particularly in the neck, underarm, and groin area known as the femur. Chronic fatigue and fatigue. Night sweats. The appearance of patches or patches of dermatitis on the skin, or inside the mouth, eyelid, or nose. Anxiety or depression. Suffering from some neurological problems such as confusion, difficulty concentrating, and memory loss. Losing weight fast. Chronic or recurrent diarrhea. The appearance of patches or rash on the skin. Sores or spots appear in the mouth, genitals, tongue, or anus.

 Causes of AIDS

 As we mentioned, a person can not be infected without HIV. Given the state of the human immune system, the number of cells of differentiation 4 or CD4 ranges from 500 to 1500 In the millimeter cube, and with the immune system exposed to HIV less number of these cells because of attacking them, and if the number of 200 can be said that the person has AIDS, on the other hand can be said that the person infected with AIDS, even if the number of these cells above Two hundred on the condition that he has been infected with one of the types Opportunistic Infection caused by HIV infection.

Risk factors for AIDS

 HIV is transmitted only through the entry of fluids of an infected body to others, such as blood, vaginal secretions, sperm, and breast milk. Therefore, a person may become vulnerable to AIDS in the following cases: [2] Sex With an infected person. Suffering from one of the other sexually transmitted infections, such as Chlamydia, Herpes, Gonorrhea, and syphilis. Sharing injections, other injecting devices, or medication solutions with others. Undergo medical procedures, blood transfusions, organ transplants or tissues where organs, organs, or non-sterile methods are used. Exposure to accidental acupuncture wounds, especially among health care providers.

AIDS complications

 There is no cure for AIDS, but by giving anti-viral drugs to eliminate HIV can prevent access to AIDS, as we have mentioned, and if diagnosed with AIDS, it is expected that a person will live for three years or less if left untreated, In fact, the cause of death is not due to the disease itself, but to the complications resulting from various diseases, infections and cancers, and can be summarized as follows: [3] pneumonia or Pneumonia. Tuberculosis (Tuberculosis). Oral thrush. Cytomegalovirus, a type of herpes virus. Cryptococcal meningitis, known as one of the types of infections caused by the exposure of the brain to fungal infection. Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasitic infection in the brain. Cryptosporidiosis. Some cancers such as Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma,