Posts Tagged ‘Human Immunodeficiency Virus’
The Human immunodeficiency Virus or HIV as it is popularly known, is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). HIV causes a person’s immune system to weaken dramatically. The immune system is the body’s defense mechanism against all forms of infection and undesirable intrusions. When HIV attacks the body’s immune system, the body becomes [...]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Human Immunodeficiency VirusPathogenesisHIV-1 infects lymphocytes with the CD4 marker. CD4 lymphocytes are involved in cell-mediated immunity and their depletion also impairs B-cell activation. This process results in the syndrome known as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) which then makes the patient susceptible to infections (opportunistic infections) that normal individuals are able to fight off.HIV can be [...]
Like younger people, senior citizens are also at risk for contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This virus damages the immune system, the body’s defense against infection and disease, and causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV is transferred from one person to another through the exchange of bodily fluids, including blood, semen, and vaginal fluid.
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It breaks down the immune system -our body’s protection against disease. HIV destroys white blood cells that are required to fight infection. As the white cell count falls to dangerous levels infections and diseases emerge.HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a life-threatening disease. Normally, the [...]
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that leads to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus) and works by slowly destroying the body’s own immune system leaving it open to any virus that may be encountered. Normal infections and illnesses that would be fought off by the body become life threatening. It is estimated that up to [...]
It is necessary to know the signs of HIV immediately and treatment should be started as early possible to be able to improve the response to HIV of the immune system as well as to lessen the possibility of spreading the virus to other people.HIV infection is commonly acquired through exposure to infected body fluids [...]