HIV: Symptoms, transmission, defense, and treatment

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes infection that can lead to a highly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

HIV infects and gradually destroys immune system cells, reducing the body's protection against infections and cancer.

What are the symptoms?

The first symptoms of HIV infection may appear six weeks after the virus enters the organism. Some people experience flulike diseases, sore throat pain, fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, and rashes. After a few weeks, these symptoms usually move away.

Many people with HIV have no symptoms for many years after their initial infection. Others may have a constant swelling of lymph nodes, oral infections, constant herpes infections, broad, or weight loss.

This could last from one year to ten years before AIDS can develop. When this happens, a person may experience several weight declines during short periods, a series of constant infections, and cancers such as Capos sarcos and lymphoma.

How is it transmitted?

Since the combination of therapies has shown success, the number of people dying of AIDS has decreased, meaning that the number of people living with HIV has increased (constructed tourism in Great Britain).

HIV is transmitted mostly by:

A free - sex relationship
Common drug abuse needle use

How to Protect Yourself From HIV

• Regular condom use
• Failure to use used needles

How is HIV treated?

The combination of HIV drugs can significantly reduce HIV's damaging effects on the immune system.

Medications are used when they need them, for example, to treat the infection.

Maintaining a healthy life by keeping the immune system as strong as possible is very important.

Emotional support for HIV and those around them is also beneficial.