2006-08-16 12:23:05 · 9 answers · asked by habarnam 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Acquired immunal deficiency syndrome
2006-08-16 12:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus's progression, there is no known cure. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk This transmission can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.
Most researchers believe that HIV originated in sub-Saharan Africa during the twentieth century;[] it is now a pandemic, with an estimated 38.6 million people now living with the disease worldwide.[] As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on June 5, 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4 - 3.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children. A third of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and destroying human capital. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries. HIV/AIDS stigma is more severe than that associated with other life-threatening conditions and extends beyond the disease itself to providers and even volunteers involved with the care of people living with HIV.
2006-08-16 12:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aids Information
www.thewellproject.org
Get updated on HIV/AIDS & women Facts, resources, treatments & more
2006-08-16 13:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by Nan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Basically, this virus reduces your immune system to nothing so the victim cannot fight off even the smallest colds or flu.
2006-08-16 12:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here hun get informed on what HIV/AIDS Is Check out this web site!!
2006-08-16 15:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by robecca_san 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you know how to access information in the net (Google)??
2006-08-16 12:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by Antoine a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thetruthaboutaids.com
2006-08-16 12:28:11 · answer #7 · answered by mominshoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you really that stupid??
2006-08-16 12:28:17 · answer #8 · answered by Yen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sexually transmitted disease that you can die from.
2006-08-16 12:27:43 · answer #9 · answered by | Tallulah | 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋