Question 1

what are diseases/illnesses similar to aids/hiv?

Accepted Answer

Not many: There are other kinds of immunosuppressive illness that can cause similar opportunistic infections but are not common.

Question 2

what are the later symptoms of late stage aids/hiv?

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Variable: The symptoms of HIV infection are variable. In late stages, most patients have fever, weight loss, lymph node enlargement, skin rashes, diarrhea, memory loss, weakness, multiple infections and may be tumors. See this site for more info.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiv-aids/basics/symptoms/CON-20013732

Question 3

can you explain where did the first case get the aids/hiv get it from?

Accepted Answer

...: It is thought that chimpanzees in west africa were the source of HIV and that simian immunodeficiency virus (siv) was transmitted to humans via blood exposure while hunting the chimpanzees. The earliest known case of HIV was documented from a 1959 blood sample of a man from democratic republic of the congo.

Question 4

what are the causes of aids-hiv and why did it not exist before around 1960?

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HIV causes AIDS...: Hiv (the human immunodeficiency virus) is the cause of aids (the acquired immune deficiency syndrome).  The exact origin of this virus is not certain, but it is most likely a zoonosis, an infection spread from animals to people.  Most investigators feel that this virus jumped to people from apes in west africa.

Question 5

which governent agencies are responsible for setting policies about aids/hiv?

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NIH &CDC: The national institute of health and the center for disease control.  Also state and county public health departmdents set up local policies.

Question 6

i am curious if aids/hiv is cured, will it be replaced by a much more dangerous disease?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: Diseases have been part of life since inception; it is very difficult to predict the progress of human disease.  For instance, eradication of smallpox didn't result in something even more dangerous.

Question 7

what number of prostitutes have aids/hiv?

Accepted Answer

Varies greatly: The studies i've seen show tremendous variability from nation to nation, and with the level of service. A high-class professional in the usa or europe has a strong personal and professional stake in using protection, and very few are infected. By contrast, in the world's most terrible places, a majority of these unfortunates are infected and you are risking your life if you visit them.

Question 8

how do you know that you have aids/hiv ?

Accepted Answer

Blood test: Rapid HIV antibody testing has the accuracy of rapid testing is quite high (&gt;99 percent sensitivity and specificity). However, a positive rapid test is only preliminary and must be confirmed before a diagnosis of HIV infection can be established.

Question 9

what are some ways can you get aids/hiv?

Accepted Answer

HIV: Help! How do I?: Hiv is contracted through sexual contact with an infected persons body fluids or direct contact to their inner tissues such as their vagina or rectum.

One can also get HIV through using shared needles in IV drug abuse.

And finally through infected blood in a blood transfusion.

Question 10

what are the main symptoms of aids / hiv?

Accepted Answer

HIV/AIDS: Hiv is the causative virus; aids is the end result of HIV infection. Acute HIV syndrome is described as a flu or mononucleosis-like illness. Opportunistic infections is late stage. First off, get tested if unsure for confirmation and, if positive, get under the guidance of a specialist.

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