HIV/AIDS
AID stand for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is a virus which is caused by the Human Immune-deficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus which attacks our immune system and started to destroys the immune system of our body. Then the other bacteria, gems and viruses can easily attack on our body makes us sick as well as it leads towards the death of our body. It is due to weak immune system of our body. HIV has certain modes of transmission. It transmits largely through sexual intercourse with an infected partner. It can also transfer from an infected mother to child during pregnancy or breastfeeding. It transfer through infected blood transfusion in medical. By using infected needles and syringes it can also transfer. The large number of cases of transmission of HIV are accountant for intravenous use of drugs where there is the great chances of sharing infected needles. HIV/AIDS has several symptom so it called a syndrome. Some of the few symptom of HIV/AIDS are Headache, sore joints and muscles, continuous fever for more than a month, Rashes on the skin, body weight decreases by ten percent, Suffers from diarrhea for more than a month, Even in minor cuts a wound take long time to heal, stomach ache etc. AIDS is first detected in Africa in 1983 AD. It has been rapidly spreading throughout the world. Over 25 million of people are estimated to died due the Aids. The infection is growing due to various factors such as girl trafficking, prostitution, lack of public awareness, unsafe sex, drug addiction etc. AIDS is not curable but it is preventable. It can be prevented largely by developing safe sex, use condoms while sex, by keeping sex relations with spouse only, only tested blood should be transfused, by using new and safe needle, by avoiding contact with another person’s blood, by awareness program, etc.
Note: Acquired means we can get
infected with it.
: Immuno-deficiency means a
weakness in our body’s immune system.
: Syndrome means signs and symptom
of health problems of a disease.
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