HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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HIV/AIDS
STI Clinic London
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What is HIV?
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV affects the human body and gradually declines
the overall immune system. If left untreated for
a long period of time it can lead to AIDS.
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What are the Causes of HIV?

• On getting infected, HIV starts destroying CD4T
  cells i.e., the WBCs (White Blood Cells). As a
  result, WBCs fail to fight against disease and
  infection. On sharing needles, sexual contact and
  injecting drugs it spreads from a person to
  another via various bodily fluids.

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Stages of HIV?
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Stage-1. Primary

• Flu like illnesses will be occurred after2-6
  weeks of getting infected. Even no symptoms can
  be experienced at all yet it can get transferred
  to other as well.

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Stage-2. Asymptomatic

• Though no potential symptoms can be experienced
  at all yet swollen glands can be there. This
  stage lasts about 10 long years and HIV
  antibodies can be detected.

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Stage-3. Symptomatic

• Certain symptoms such as skin disease and fever
  will be experienced. As the immune system gets
  deteriorated there is a high chance of cancer and
  opportunistic infections.

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Stage-4. Occurrence of HIV /AIDS

• Weakening of the immune system leads to numerous
  critical illnesses. AIDS is much likely to occur
  in this stage along with risk of cancers and
  other infections.

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How HIV gets transmitted?
Blood, semen, breast milk, vaginal fluid,
synovial fluid and cerebrospinal fluid are also
help in its transmission.
HIV gets transferred via unprotected sex and
blood-to-blood contact. New born can get affected
from their infected mothers during breast-feeding.
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Symptoms of HIV

• Diarrhoeayeast infection (in the vagina or
  mouth)
• Headache
• Fever
• Fatigue

• Swollen glands
• Rash
• Night Sweats
• Joint Pain
• weakness

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Laboratory Test is Must to Diagnosis HIV
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HIV Prevention

• No vaccine is there for the prevention of HIV and
  cure AIDs. But it is possible to resist its
  transmission. Educate yourself about it and avoid
  behaviours HIV-infected fluids such as breast
  milk, vaginal secretions, semen and blood.

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