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1 Hospital and wards
2 Human body
3 Musculoskeletal system
4 Circulatory system
5 Digestive system
6 Respiratory system
7 Urinary system
8 Nervous system
9 Reproductive system
10 Integumentary system
11 Vitamins
12 Help your heart
13 What is a hayfever
14 HIV
15 Smoking
16 Exercise
17 Eat variety of food
18 Surgery
19 Are you happy
20 Anxiety, depression
21 Nursing career
22 Admission
23 Nursing process
24 Physical health
25 Florence Nightingale
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14 A/ HIV AND AIDS
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) which can damage the body's defence system so that it cannot fight certain infections. Many people with AIDS develop certain forms of cancer, and may also get serious infections of the lungs, digestive system, central nervous system and skin. These illnesses can be fatal and as yet there is no known cure for AIDS.
HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, survives in body fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal and cervical fluid. There have been no proven cases of HIV infection from saliva or tears.
People can get the virus through sexual intercourse or by getting infected blood into their bloodstream, such as through sharing needles and other drug injecting equipment. HIV can also be passed on from a mother with the virus to her unborn child.
People with HIV may look and feel perfectly well for many years. They may not even know they are infected although they will remain infectious to others. Most will develop AIDS, half of them within ten years of infection with HIV.
There are specific ways in which people can reduce the risk of getting HIV through sexual contact. One of them is: the fewer people you have unprotected sexual intercourse with, the less risk you have of meeting someone with HIV.
What is HIV and where does it survive?
How can the virus HIV be transmitted?
What can happen after infection with HIV?
Can we protect ourselves against getting HIV?
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