The Causes of HIV And AIDS

The causes of HIV And AIDS - Spreading of HIV / AIDS is divided into two main groups, namely through unsafe sex and other needles for drug use.

Whether or not symptoms of HIV and AIDS, an infected person can transmit the virus to others. Individuals who are infected, more efficiently spread the virus a few weeks after they are infected. Treatment of HIV will decrease the risk of spreading it to others.

The Spread of HIV

HIV is not transmitted as easily as it is to others. The virus is not spread through the air like a cough and flu viruses. HIV survives in the blood and some bodily fluids. However, fluids such as saliva, sweat or urine can not transmit the virus to others. This is because of the virus content in the liquid is not enough. Liquids that can transmit HIV into the body of another person is:

• Blood.
• Liquids from wall anus.
• Breast milk.
• Sperm.
• Vaginal fluids, including menstrual blood.

HIV is not spread from kissing, saliva, bites, sneezing, sharing toiletries, towels or eating utensils, using the toilet or the same pool, bitten by animals or insects such as mosquitoes.

The main ways that the virus can enter the bloodstream are:

• Through the open wound in the skin.
• Through the thin walls of the mouth and eyes.
• Through the thin walls inside the anus or genitals.
• By injection directly into the blood vessels using needles or injections infected.

Through Sex

The main thing of spreading the virus is unprotected vaginal intercourse. Unprotected oral sex is also at risk for infection, but the risk is quite small. The spread of HIV through oral sex increases if the person performing oral sex are being thrush or sores in the mouth. Alternatively, individuals who are sleeping with people newly infected with HIV and had much virus in the body.

• High or low risk of HIV transmission depending on the type of sex.
• Performing oral sex on men who are infected and the man ejaculate in the mouth.
• HIV transmission can occur when we do oral sex on a woman who is infected, especially when the woman is menstruating, although the risk is small.
• The risk of receiving oral sex from a person with HIV is low because HIV is not transmitted through saliva.

In addition through sexual intercourse, HIV can be transmitted through:

• Blood transfusion.
• From mother to baby, either during pregnancy, childbirth or while breastfeeding.
• Sharing needles, both for piercing or tattooing.
• Sharing injection.

HIV Influence On Human Body

The immune system protects us from the diseases. One important element of the immune system is a CD4 + T cells (a type of white blood cell). This protects the cells from a variety of bacteria, viruses, and other germs.

HIV infects the immune system. The virus enters the CD4 cells of the immune system. This virus utilizes CD4 cells to multiply thousands of times. The virus which has been replicated will leave CD4 cells and kill it at the same time. The more CD4 cells die, the immune system will be lower. Until finally, the immune system is not functioning.

When this process occurs, the body will still feel healthy. This condition can last for ten years or even more. Moreover, the patient can spread the virus during this period.

People at Risk of HIV Infection

Remember that all people at risk of HIV infection, without limitation of age. However, there are some groups of people are more at risk of HIV. They are:

• Individuals who use injecting drugs.
• Persons get a tattoo or piercing.
• People who have sex without a condom either same-sex or heterosexual.
• People who live or frequently travel to areas with high HIV rates, such as Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and the American South.
• People who do a blood transfusion in areas with high HIV rates.
• People infected with other sexually transmitted diseases.
• People who have sex with injecting drug users.

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