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According to Stolley and Glass (2009), HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, refers to the AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) causing lentivirus. The condition is further responsible for the incessant failure of the human immune system, thereby enabling severe opportunistic infections as well as various types of cancer to flourish in the infected body. The disease weakens the body’s aptitude to fight other diseases and infections.
Signs and Symptoms of HIV A number of individuals …show more content…
The symptoms act as a sign of the spirited fight against the HIV by the immune system. It is, however, worth observing that the symptoms above may also be as a result of conditions other than HIV. As such, it is recommended that one is tested for HIV so as to establish if he or she has contracted the condition or not. Upon damaging the immune system of an individual, HIV presents a number of symptoms that may include loss of body mass, sweating at night, severe diarrhea, recurrent infections, as well as life-threatening …show more content…
The body fluids carrying HIV include semen, vaginal and anal fluids, blood and breast milk. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that an individual cannot contract HIV through coming into contact with the urine and sweat of infected persons (Stolley & Glass, 2009). The extremely prevalent mode of HIV acquisition is mainly through vaginal and anal sex that is unprotected. A number of studies carried out in the United Kingdom in 2013 have disclosed that approximately 95 percent of the individuals who contracted the disease acquired it as a consequence of having engaged in an unprotected sexual intercourse (Williamson, 2005). Even as oral sex has been noted as one of the ways through which a person may get HIV, studies have indicated that the risk of contracting HIV through this means is considerably lower compared to anal and vaginal sex.
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HIV
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HIV
Definition
According to Stolley and Glass (2009), HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, refers to the AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) causing lentivirus. The condition is further responsible for the incessant failure of the human immune system, thereby enabling severe opportunistic infections as well as various types of cancer to flourish in the infected body. The disease weakens the body’s aptitude to fight other diseases and infections.
Signs and Symptoms of HIV A number of individuals …show more content…
The symptoms act as a sign of the spirited fight against the HIV by the immune system. It is, however, worth observing that the symptoms above may also be as a result of conditions other than HIV. As such, it is recommended that one is tested for HIV so as to establish if he or she has contracted the condition or not. Upon damaging the immune system of an individual, HIV presents a number of symptoms that may include loss of body mass, sweating at night, severe diarrhea, recurrent infections, as well as life-threatening …show more content…
The body fluids carrying HIV include semen, vaginal and anal fluids, blood and breast milk. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that an individual cannot contract HIV through coming into contact with the urine and sweat of infected persons (Stolley & Glass, 2009). The extremely prevalent mode of HIV acquisition is mainly through vaginal and anal sex that is unprotected. A number of studies carried out in the United Kingdom in 2013 have disclosed that approximately 95 percent of the individuals who contracted the disease acquired it as a consequence of having engaged in an unprotected sexual intercourse (Williamson, 2005). Even as oral sex has been noted as one of the ways through which a person may get HIV, studies have indicated that the risk of contracting HIV through this means is considerably lower compared to anal and vaginal sex.
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