Aids
AIDS is Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a chronic disease and it is caused by HIV virus. HIV virus has crossed all religions, national borders and all cultures. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) destroys all the cells of our immune system. By destroying the cells of immune system it decreases the body’s ability to fight against bacteria, fungi and virus that cause disease. In U.S.A., 950,000 people are infected from this fatal disease.
AIDS spreads through transfusion of HIV infected blood to a healthy person. It also spreads by sharing syringes or needles, which are contaminated with HIV virus. AIDS spreads by sexual contact with a person suffering from HIV virus. It spreads by having unprotected sex with multiple partners. It also spreads from pregnant mother to newly born baby. Some symptoms of this deadly disease are: loss of weight, diarrhea, cough, fever, persistent white spots on your tongue, fever higher than 100 F for several weeks, shortness of breath and swollen lymph nodes.
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids), also termed as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a deadly disease, which attacks the immune system of body, making it unable to resist infection. AIDS is a collection of symptoms and infections caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that is communicable thru some body fluids and passed primarily through sexual activities and intravenous drug use.
HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-seminal fluid, and breast milk.
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• SYPHILIS – also known as Syph, Pox, Bad Blood
• CHLAMYDIA – including non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU)
• GONORRHEA – also known as Clap, Dose, Drip
• HERPES
• AIDS
• HEPATITIS
• GENITAL WARTS – also known as Human Papilloma Virus - HPV
• CHANCROID
• PUBIC LICE (crabs) & SCABIES
• TRICHOMONIASIS – also known as Trich
STD means Sexually Transmitted Disease or Venereal disease which is caused due to the sexual contact including vaginal intercourse, oral sex and anal sex among humans and animals. Adolescents and young adults are at higher risk for getting Sexually transmitted disease. There are many grievous forms of STDs, such as AIDS/HIV, Herpes Virus, Syphilis, Trichomoniasis, Pubic Lice and granuloma inquinale and Chancroid.
HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency virus or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is one of very harmful and fatal forms of STD. It occurs mainly through unprotected vaginal or anal sex, through breast milk, and sharing drug needles with an infected person. More than 40 million people worldwide are infected with the HIV virus; 50% women out of those infected. HIV virus doesn’t show symptoms for the first few years. Therefore HIV testing is the only way to know if you are infected. The symptoms which can be seen in a person who is suffering from HIV virus are high flu, swollen lymph glands, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue and fever. So to prevent HIV, you must have monogamous relationship with someone who is free of the HIV virus, always use condom for doing sex and avoid using sharing needles.
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