Viral load

There is also a tests which include the CD4 count. As mentioned before CD4 cells which are targeted and destroyed by the HIV. Even if there are no symptoms, The HIV infection progresses to AIDS when the CD4 count is below 200. There is also the viral load. This test measures the amount of virus which is present in the blood. In some cases the doctor may also order lab tests to check for other complication which includes tuberculosis, hepatitis and…

Discussion: Cirrhosis is an immuno-compromised state which predisposes the patient to a variety of infections.8 Despite the advancement in medical care for patients with advanced liver disease in the past decades, bacterial infections remain very common and account for significant morbidity and mortality in those patients.9 Clostridium difficile is an increasingly prevalent hospital-acquired infection that affects patients with cirrhosis. A study of over 80,000 patients with cirrhosis found…

Cognition is defined as a group of higher order brain functions which includes language, emotion, memory, and consciousness. (Purves, 2012) Aside from leading to severe immunodeficiency (AIDS), the HIV-1 lentivirus can also lead to a spectrum of emotional and behavioral disturbances collectively known as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). While antiretroviral therapy, such as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), has managed to increase the life expectancy of infected…

HIV Infection Stages HIV infection can be transmitted through few ways such as sexual contact and blood transfusion. Once a person gets infected, he will normally interact with three stages of infection which are known as acute, chronic (the latent or asymptomatic) and finally AIDS (1). When there is no treatment, HIV infection will progress from one stage to another and weaken the immune system during this process until it finally reaches AIDS. However, HIV medicines and antiretroviral therapy…

In 1991 was the height of imprisonment in the United States. A scholar comment on a Blue Ribbon Commission on inmate population management stated “because females represent only a fraction of the present population they are relatively unimportant"(Kruttschnitt, 2010). He also stated "when we have got as much of a change as we do in a system which is 95% male you 're not going to be looking hard at the females in the system"( Kruttschnitt). With increasing imprisonment of females offenders this…

In the recent years social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and online shopping websites such as ebay.com and amazon.com are gaining popularity. The social media is affordable ad effective tool for the market researchers to gain insight of customer needs, brand impact, target audiences and other such important market research. On an average an individual spends around three hours per day in this virtual world of social media, so social media cannot be ignored as it has become…

In this world, there are many different kinds of diseases and viruses that can disperse easily and causes human all kinds unbearable sufferings such as the chickenpox, flu, and the cold. But the bright side to these diseases and viruses are that they are curable. But compared to a virus that is not curable is a different account. The virus named HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a disease that has no remedy. According to an article named, “Where did HIV come from?” by the AIDS INSTITUTE,…

Exacerbation means when increased inflammation to the neutrophils and eosinophils. It also can be caused by bacterial or viral infections (pneumonia). Other environmental issues that can cause exacerbation are; air pollution and temperature changes. Once a person is considered to be in severe exacerbation, their gas exchanges are limited due to ventilation/perfusion exchange…

Trade name: Cobas TaqScreen MPX Test, version 2.0 for use with the cobas s 201 system. Biological name: HIV-1 Group O and M, HIV-2, HCV and/or HBV (HIV-1/HIV-2/HCV/HBV/Multiplex Discriminatory NAT) The Cobas MPX Test 2.0 is manufactured by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. I was particularly interested in this product because of the disease caused due to the virus HIV. It is one of the most serious health and development challenges. There are about 3.5 million patients who receive blood each year…

known all around the world as a virus (Emiliani, C. 1993). Viruses are the causes of a huge number of diseases in humans. Such as, small pox, a common cold, chicken pox, influenza, shingles, herpes, polio, rabies, and AIDS. These are only some of the viral infections. In some cases, cancer may up rise from the virus, but it is not very common. (Emiliani, C. 1993) Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, is one the world’s most fatal illnesses. (Regents of the University of California) It…