how do hiv & aids differ?

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Answer 1

Infection severity: There are several differences between HIV and aids. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes progressive destruction of the immune system. As the immune system declines, a person can get one of 20+ opportunistic infections associated with acquired immund deficiency syndrome (aids). A person can also have aids if their CD4 or t-cell count (marker of immune function) is <200.

Answer 2

Know your partner: All adults aged 13-64 should receive an HIV test regardless of risk. Knowing you & your partners HIV status is essential to avoid hiv. Using a condom is essential to prevent HIV & other std's. You may qualify to take HIV medication daily in order to prevent getting HIV if you engage in high risk sexual activity - an HIV specialist is needed for this. Iv drug users should never share needles.

Answer 3

Several ways: There are several ways to prevent HIV infection that can lead to aids. One is abstinence from sex. You can also choose to practice safer sex through the use of barrier protection, such as condoms/dental dams with vaginal, anal, and oral sex. You can also avoid sharing needles if using injection drugs. Hiv infection through blood transfusions are rare as the blood is screened fairly stringently.

Answer 4

Yes, several ways: The most common way to get HIV is thru unprotected sexual intercourse. However, other ways include sharing hiv-infected needles (often associated with using illegal injection drugs, rarely with tattooing but possible), receiving infected blood transfusions or blood products (though the blood supply is screened thoroughly these days), and passing HIV from mother to child thru breastfeeding.

Answer 5

Any blood exchange: You can get it mostly via blood contact such as sharing contaminated needles or through a cut.

Answer 6

Potentially: Poorly controlled HIV results in a condition where your own immune system is not capable of fighting off even common viruses and bacteria. Part of the normal function of the immune system is to kill cancerous cells in the body. So yes, HIV can increase your change of cancer in the long-term.

Answer 7

The answer used: To be a simple yes. Now it actually seems to be no. Low cd-4 counts and high viral loads still are risks in brain lymoma, nhl, anal cancers, but with 'normal" cd-4 and undetectable viral loads, there appears to be little difference. Treatment is hazardous with low counts, but not different with normal cd-4. Hiv treatment was also suspected as causative, has not proven out.

Answer 8

Cause and effect: Hiv is the human immunodeficiency virus, if untreated in an infected person it leads to a deterioration of the immune system which manifests as aids, the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. People with aids typically suffer from infections which individuals with a healthy immune system would not get.

Answer 9

HIV causes AIDS: Hiv is a virus (human immunodeficiency virus). One has HIV for many years, untreated, before one develops aids. If you think you may have been exposed to hiv, its best to be tested as soon as possible, even if you are not having any symptoms. It is best to treat HIV as early as possible, far before it develops into aids.

Answer 10

Sexually transmitted: Diseases. Infection with HIV causes aids. Hiv/aids is one of the many sexually transmitted diseases (stds). See this site for more info about stds. http://www.cdc.gov/std/.

Answer 11

Yes: You don't get HIV from living with someone with hiv, only from sex. Close contact is not a risk.

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