AWARENESS OF HIV AIDS GIMANDA NAHDIAH DIANA B

AWARENESS OF HIV AIDS GIMANDA NAHDIAH DIANA B. 11. 1

What is the meaning of AIDS……………. . ? ? ? Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome or shortened as AIDS is a collection of symptoms and infections that arising because damaged human immune system caused by HIV infection or Immunodeficiency virus. AIDS virus attacks the white blood cells called T-lymphocytes.

What is HIV………? ? ? HIV(Human Immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that weakens the immunity in the human body People affected by this virus will be susceptible to opportunistic infections or susceptible to tumors

The first sign of HIV patients usually will have a fever for 3 to 6 weeks depending on the immune system.

The stage system infection of WHO (World Health Organization ) In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified various infections and AIDS conditions by introducing a system stages for patients who infected with HIV-1.

Stage I: HIV asymptomatic infection and is not categorized as AIDS Stage II: includes minor manifestations of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract inflammation recurrent Stage III: includes chronic diarrhea that can not be explained for more than a month, severe bacterial infections, and tuberculosis. Stage IV: includes toxoplasmosis of the brain, candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs and Kaposi's sarcoma. All of these diseases are indicators of AIDS.

Before a person can be said to be affected by HIV / AIDS. He will experience the following symptoms: 1. Patients will experience a prolonged high fever 2. Patients will experience shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain and fever, will be loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting 3. Chronic diarrhea 4. Cough prolonged 5. Esophagitis

6. Swollen lymph nodes throughout the body (below the ears, neck, armpits, and groin) 7. Headache 8. Difficulty concentrating 9. Response limbs slowing 10. often pain and tingling in the hands and feet 11. Experiencing low blood pressure

12. There was an attack of chickenpox and smallpox virus fire 13. hair skin tissue infections 14. Dry skin with patches.

HIV-AIDS transmission are:

1. Sex 2. Blood transfusion 3. The use of used needles patients (acupuncture, tattoo needles, piercing fragrant). 4. Between mother and baby during pregnancy, birth and lactation.

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How to prevent HIV AIDS are;

1. Avoid casual sex 2. Do not keep changing sexual partners 3. Use a condom, especially for high-risk groups should not be a blood donor 4. A mother who was diagnosed HIV positive should not be pregnant. 5. The use of disposable syringes 6. Stay away from drugs.

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