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10 HIV AIDS Related Terms And Meaning Of Words

As public awareness about prevalent diseases like HIV increases, there is still some confusion about medical terms and the meaning of some of these words. Many people know what HIV/AIDS is in a broad sense, what it happens in the body to some extent and how it is contracted. Given the prevalence of HIV/AIDS these days, it >> Read More ...

How To Know If You Are HIV Positive?

HIV infection and AIDS remains a global health concern. While greater awareness about the disease has helped in curbing the number of new cases in some parts of the world, it continues to spread unabated in other geographical areas. Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) means that people living with HIV and AIDS >> Read More ...

HIV Pneumonia Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

What is HIV pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can occur in any person. It is more likely to affect people with weakened immune systems. HIV infection is one of the rapidly growing causes of a weak immune system. Therefore pneumonia in an HIV-positive patients is sometimes termed HIV pneumonia or more >> Read More ...

All About AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Patient FAQ

About AIDS AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is the most severe stage of the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to the WHO (World Health Organization), AIDS is the fourth and final stage of HIV infection (WHO stage 4) marked by the presence of potentially life threatening and >> Read More ...

Cancers in HIV / AIDS, Types, Reasons and Skin Pictures

HIV/AIDS Cancers Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gradually diminishes the immune defenses. This is a result of the virus targeting a specific type of immune cell – the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. It opens up the body to a host of infections that affects various organs throughout the body. Some of these >> Read More ...

HIV/AIDS Medication Guide and FAQ on HAART

What is the medication for HIV/AIDS? The medication used to treat HIV/AIDS is known as antiretrovirals (ARVs). These drugs are not a cure for HIV infection and AIDS but helps suppress the virus for a period of time thereby allowing the immune system to recover to some extent. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects a >> Read More ...

HIV Viral Load Guide : High and Low Values, Undetectable Levels

What is the viral load in HIV? Viral load is an indication of the amount of virus in the bloodstream in HIV infection. It also known as HIV viral load or plasma viral load and is an important means to monitor the progress of the disease and the success of treatment. Regularly monitoring the viral load, at least every 3 >> Read More ...

HIV Skin Infections, Rash and Sores with Pictures

There are many types of skin diseases that can affect a person irrespective of their HIV status. Similarly, HIV-positive patients are prone to various skin diseases that are unrelated to HIV infection. However, there are number of HIV-related skin diseases that have to be considered as these conditions are more likely to >> Read More ...

HIV Associated Diseases at Different CD4 Levels

The change in CD4 T-lymphocyte levels associated with HIV infection is an indication of the immune system defense capability. As the CD4 cell count declines the body becomes susceptible to infections. Some of these infections are common and short-lived (acute) when contracted by a person with a healthy immune system >> Read More ...

CD4 Count – Normal (Healthy), HIV, AIDS and Zero Levels

Normal CD4 Count The CD4+ T-lymphocyte is only one type of white blood cell and is named so due to the presence of CD4 receptors on its surface. It is these surface receptors that allows HIV to bind to the cell and infect it. Read more on HIV and AIDS. Therefore HIV has an affinity for CD4+ T-lymphocytes. The level of CD4+ >> Read More ...