HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus it attacks the immune system
if left untreated, it can progress to AIDS
targets white blood cells
spreads from bodily fluids of an infected person (blood, breast milk, semen, vaginal fluids) can be passed onto baby from mother
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome late stage of HIV infection the natural immune system has become severely damaged
Treatments
ART Antiretroviral Therapy
WHO now defines Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) as all children with HIV younger 5 years of age
WHO Reports
ongoing health issue 40.4 million lives affected
in just 2022, 6,30,000 people died by it and (!e) __ people died
Symptoms
depends on stage of infection spreads more easily in the first few months after infection they might be asymptomatic for first few weeks
in stage 1, influenza like symptoms
- fever
- headache
- rash
- sore throat
either continuous or frequently recurring
as it progresses,
- swollen lymph nodes
- weight loss
- fever
- diarrhea
- cough
with no treatment, people with HIV can develop
- Tuberculosis
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
- severe bacterial infections
- cancers such as lymphoma and sarcomas
- conditions like hepatitis a and b will get worse
Transmission
- unprotected sexual contact
- sharing needles
- mother to child
- blood transfusions and organ transplants
- occupational exposure