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How do people find out they have the disease?
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people find out they have the disease by getting their blood tested.The test does not measure the actual presence of aids/HI V;it measures the immune cells that try to combat HI V.Testing positive means the immune cells showed up in the results, and that you have the virus in your body.
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What does HI V stand for?
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HI V is short for " human immundeficiency virus. "
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What does aids stand for?
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Aids stands for acquired immundeficiency syndrome.Acquired means something you got after you were born.Immundeficiency means your immune system lacks what it needs to protect you against illness. Syndrome is a pattern of signs or symptoms of illnesses that occur after a period of time.
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What is a virus?
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A virus is a small organism ( to small to see without a microscope ) that can exist inside people and make them sick.
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How is the aids virus transmitted?
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Researches have identified three ways in which aids is transmitted.
. Intimate sexual contact . Exposure to infected blood . Transmission from an infected pregnant woman to her fetus. |
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What is the most common way of becoming infected?
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Sexual transmission of the aids virus has occurred mainly among homosexual and bisexual men, but has also occurred among heterosexual men and woman.
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How can people using drugs get Aids.
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The aids virus also afflicts intravenous drug users who can be exposed to infected blood by sharing hypodermic needles and syringes.
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What are some treatments for aids?
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Many treatments for aids have been tried but a cure has yet to be found.
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What are some of the symptoms?
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Some symptoms are usually pronged. they include:enlarged glands, tiredness, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, night sweats, memory disorders, weight, and coordinate problems.
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How can you prevent Aids/HIV?
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To prevent transmission of the aids
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