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What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s, an unprecedented number of people have been affected by the global AIDSepidemic. Today, there are an estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide.
What causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by HIV.
HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. AsHIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person issaid to have AIDS. If left untreated, it can take around ten years before HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop.
What are the symptoms of AIDS?
A person is diagnosed withAIDS when they have developed an AIDS related condition or symptom, called an opportunistic infection, or an AIDS related cancer. The infections are called ‘opportunistic’ because they take advantage ofthe opportunity offered by a weakened immune system.
It is possible for someone to be diagnosed with AIDS even if they have not developed an opportunistic infection. AIDS can be diagnosed when thenumber of immune system cells (CD4 cells) in the blood of an HIV positive person drops below a certain level.
Is there a cure for AIDS?
Worryingly, many people think there is a 'cure' for AIDS -which makes them feel safer, and perhaps take risks that they otherwise wouldn't. However, there is still no cure for AIDS. The only way to stay safe is to be aware of how HIV is transmitted and how toprevent HIV infection.
How many people have died from AIDS?
Since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, more than 30 million people have died from AIDS. An estimated 1.8 million peopledied as a result of AIDS in 2009 alone.
Although there is no cure for AIDS, HIV infection can be prevented, and those living with HIV can take antiretroviral drugs to prevent or delay the onset of...
AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s, an unprecedented number of people have been affected by the global AIDSepidemic. Today, there are an estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide.
What causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by HIV.
HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. AsHIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person issaid to have AIDS. If left untreated, it can take around ten years before HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop.
What are the symptoms of AIDS?
A person is diagnosed withAIDS when they have developed an AIDS related condition or symptom, called an opportunistic infection, or an AIDS related cancer. The infections are called ‘opportunistic’ because they take advantage ofthe opportunity offered by a weakened immune system.
It is possible for someone to be diagnosed with AIDS even if they have not developed an opportunistic infection. AIDS can be diagnosed when thenumber of immune system cells (CD4 cells) in the blood of an HIV positive person drops below a certain level.
Is there a cure for AIDS?
Worryingly, many people think there is a 'cure' for AIDS -which makes them feel safer, and perhaps take risks that they otherwise wouldn't. However, there is still no cure for AIDS. The only way to stay safe is to be aware of how HIV is transmitted and how toprevent HIV infection.
How many people have died from AIDS?
Since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, more than 30 million people have died from AIDS. An estimated 1.8 million peopledied as a result of AIDS in 2009 alone.
Although there is no cure for AIDS, HIV infection can be prevented, and those living with HIV can take antiretroviral drugs to prevent or delay the onset of...
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