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All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization

Definition

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization is a disease which is due to a virus named Human immunodeficiency virus and it’s short name is HIV and name of disease is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS).When this virus enter in the body of any person ,this virus initiative and it do weak or stop the work of immune system. If the immune system of some person is not eligible  for proper function then the have more chances of having disease that are dangerous for life and also have chances of different cancers. When this all process occur this type of disease is called AIDS.I f this virus attack once someone then it remain in its body whole life.

Alternative Names

1. HIV infection 
2. Infection _HIV
3. Human immunodeficiency virus 
4. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
5. HIV-I

Causes 

The causative agent of this disease forward from one person to other by transfer of some body liquids.

Such as

• By transfer of blood
• Semeiotics or prostatic fluid transfer 
• By transfer of rectal liquids,
• By transfer of liquid of vagina 
• By feeding of milk of mother by baby ,

Main cause of HIV

Other ways of spread of HIV

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization This virus may be forward by contact of some liquid with other parts such as,

• Dank covering (found in oral part ,male reproductive part, female reproductive part, rectal part)
• Bruise tissue (tissue which have cut and distress)
• In the spleen by use of injections.
• This virus may be spread by excretion, liquid secreted by mouth, or by urine.

In the United States, HIV is mainly spread

• Sex by reproductive parts if condom is not used at the time of sex with any HIV patient that is not using medicine to avoid or for the cure of HIV.
• By using same needles or other accessories for the medicine that is affected by HIV.

Less often, HIV is spread

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization

• From mother to child .
• HIV may be forward by circulatory system of mother to the baby in her fetus if female is pregnant.
• By Care of mother when she touch the baby by her hands or it may be transfer by feeding milk of mother that is patient of HIV.
• Mothers that are pregnant should do test and if they are affected then they should treated and lower the numbers of babies affected by HIV.
• By annoy bar or any other things which are polluted by HIV.
• Increase of Temperature and pain in muscle.
• Megrim
• Pain in thorax 
• Excrete of sweat at night 
• Aching mouth  it may be due to infection of yeast 
• Inflammation in glands of lymph 
• Frequent and watery bowel movements 
• Adventurous

Exams and Tests

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization Tests should be done to know that you are affected by HIV or not .

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization Commonly system of testing consist on two steps. 

1. Characteristics test
2. Confirmatory test

1.Characteristics tests

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization there is many types of tests. Few are tests of blood, and remaining are tests of liquid found in mouth ,And test of antibodies against HIV virus, and antigen of HIV, or test of both .These tests take 30 minutes or less than 30 ,minutes.

2.Confirmatory test 

All information on HIV – 1 World Health Organization This is also called follow_ up tests .These tests do after the screening test if these test are These tests  may be  done at home .The person who is going on checking, it should be confirm that person approved by FDA. The package you are following you should see and follow instructions of that package .In this way, the result should be right .

Get tested as soon as possible

TO LEARN ABOUT HEPATITIS B

TESTS AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH HIV

Persons that are patients of AIDS Should do tests regularly to  count their CD4 cell .

CD4 Test

• These are cells that are affected by HIV virus. The second name of these cells is T4 cells or called helper T cells.
• These cells damaged the immune system T4 cells .
• Their normal range is 500 to 1,500 cells/mm3 blood.
• Symptoms of the disease appear when CD4 drops are 350.
• When count drops reaches 200 then situations become so serious.
• And if the no become less than 200 then that person will have AIDS.

Other tests include 

• Level of HIV RNA,
• Load of virus, test of level of HIV in blood, A resistance test 
• In the condition when the virus is entered the body and alternate the genetic code then the immune system will weak and advice to stop the work of medicine that are using for HIV treatment.
• Test of whole blood count, structure of blood, and test of  material of urine.
• Other disease that are spread by sex that are also tested.
• Test of TB ,semi-liquid relating to the cervix of the uterus to check the cancer of anus,

HIV testing options

Treatment

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization This disease is cured with drugs which can block the virus to increase its numbers. Other name of this treatment is ART antiretroviral therapy.

Medicines used in this therapy are

• Lamivudine
• Delavirdine
• Enfuvirtide

Medicines in ART antiretroviral therapy

In ancient time

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization In ancient time patients of HIV were begins this treatment when their T CELLs falls or they have situations of HIV.

Now a days

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization Now a days ,HIV cure is advices to all patients which are affected by this virus in such condition also if T cells are normal .

Types of treatment 

Treatment is of two types 

• By use of Tablets
• By injections

1.By use of tablets

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization Tablets  used for the patients of HIV that are in the beginning of cure. Injections can be used for the patients that are at the level of undeterminable number of virus and that is affected by virus from almost 3 months .

2.By injections

All information on HIV – World Health Organization Injections can be used after one month or after two months..

Test of Blood

• Test of blood should be done regularly to know the level of virus in blood that it is less or more. The purpose of the use of medicine is to do less the number of virus in blood.
• When T cells number is falls before the beginning of treatment already.
• It is commonly slow process when the immune system become healthy the symptoms OF HIV not appeared.
• If the CD4 count already dropped before treatment was started, it will usually slowly go up. HIV complications often disappear as the immune system recovers.

Support Groups

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization Joining a support group where members share common experiences and problems can often help lower the emotional stress of having a long-term illness.

Benefit of treatment

All information on HIV-1 – World Health Organization

• With treatment, most people with HIV/AIDS can live a healthy and normal life.
• Current treatments do not cure the infection. The medicines only work as long as they are taken every day.
• If the medicines are stopped, the viral load will go up and the CD4 count will drop. If the medicines are not taken regularly, the virus can become resistant to one or more of the medicines, and the treatment will stop working.
• People who are on treatment need to see their health care providers regularly. This is to make sure the medicines are working and to check for side effects of the medicines.
• medicines can help prevent infection.

Years without HIV medicines