Introduction: If a person unfortunately gets cancer, then cancer patients will feel that their death is approaching and they cannot hide their infinite sadness.
And if a person is infected with AIDS , he will not only face huge harm to his body, but will also suffer from other diseases from time to time. What is even more sad is that once he is discovered, everyone will stay away from him and even talk about it behind the scenes.
As you hear, AIDS will feel very terrible, but in fact, I tell you here that AIDS does not spread quickly as you imagined, or through a simple hug, you will be infected.
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First understand what AIDS is?
AIDS, i.e. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome .
According to China's AIDS Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (2018 Edition), UNAIDS estimates that as of the end of 2017, there were 36.9 million HIV-infected patients worldwide, with 1.8 million new HIV-infected patients that year, and the number of AIDS patients reached 758,610.
In addition, 134,512 new HIV/AIDS patients were newly discovered that year, more than 95% of whom were infected by sexual routes, and in that year, 30,718 deaths were reported.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofie Annan once said: Human beings face two major threats - terrorism and AIDS, while former US Secretary of State Korean Powell said: The damage caused by AIDS is greater than terrorist attacks, military conflicts and any weapon of mass destruction.
Why is AIDS so scary? AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening disease caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). After the virus invades the human body, it will continuously destroy the important immune cell - CD4 + T lymphocytes in the human immune system, causing the human body to produce various incurable infections and tumors, which will eventually lead to death. HIV virus is contagious.
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Once infected with AIDS, how long will it take to be detected?
AIDS is obviously a very serious disease, so how do we discover AIDS? It must start with the onset of AIDS. The onset of AIDS can be divided into 4 stages, acute infection stage, asymptomatic incubation stage, early clinical stage and late clinical stage, each stage has its own characteristics.
1. During the acute infection period,
to 3 weeks after the body is infected with HIV virus. At this time, the infected person will have symptoms similar to a cold, and the symptoms will relieve or subside. During this period, the symptoms are not obvious. It is easy to be mistaken for people to think that HIV virus cannot be detected during the cold window period, but it is still contagious.
2. Asymptomatic latency
During the asymptomatic latency period, the human immune system begins to fight against the HIV virus. It has asymptomatic latency, and the incubation period is longer, usually 2 to 10 years, or even longer. What’s more difficult is that during the asymptomatic incubation period, there are no obvious symptoms in the body, but HIV virus and HIV antibodies can be detected in the patient’s blood.
3, early clinical attacks
The body's HIV infection will invade, gradually damage the immune system of the infected person, and appear related symptoms, including continuous fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, night sweats, lymph node swollen , diarrhea, etc.
4, advanced clinical attack
At this time, the patient's immune system and severely damaged patient's body are likely to be infected by various bacteria and viruses from the outside world, resulting in various complications. In severe cases, common infections occur in death, including toxoplasmosis and infectious diseases of the fibromyces.
From the above description, it can be seen that only in the four stages is difficult to diagnose , and the other three can be confirmed by blood tests and other methods to diagnose HIV infection.The detection method of
HIV is to detect HIV antibodies in the human blood through reagents, etc. When the body does not produce HIV antibodies, HIV nucleic acid detection technology can be used to detect whether the body is infected with HIV virus.
window period refers to the period when HIV virus enters the human body, but has not produced enough HIV antibodies yet, and cannot be detected. HIV infection patients in the window period can use HIV nucleic acid test to detect whether their bodies are infected with HIV. With the continuous advancement of science and technology, the current AIDS detection technology has developed to the fourth generation, and the HIV detection window period has been shortened to 2 to 3 weeks.
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In the early stages of "AIDS", it is often mistaken for skin diseases?
1, eczema on the skin
Some people have sensitive skin. If they are not careful, they are prone to skin allergies, which leads to tiny skin eczema on the skin .
Real skin eczema usually subsides in about a week until heals. If the eczema on the skin has a tendency to spread, then it is necessary to highly doubt whether it is infected with HIV.
2. Abnormal dark spots appear on the skin
In the early stage of AIDS, the skin is infected by pathogens, especially Trichomonas . There will be abnormal blue, purple, and dark spots on the skin. At this time, you need to seek medical treatment immediately and closely cooperate with medical treatment.
3. Itchy skin is unbearable
In the early stage of AIDS, the skin itchy in the skin will appear, and blisters will appear. Even if the ointment is applied, there will be no actual effect. At this time, you need to go to the hospital to check the probability of AIDS immediately.
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What are the symptoms after infection with AIDS?
1, shortness of breath
The body will feel discomfort when infected with HIV respiratory system and will continue to feel dyspnea. The symptoms will last for a long time. The early stages of AIDS are very similar to respiratory diseases. You must go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations and cannot be ignored.
2, continuous fever
Usually, continuous high temperature fever is caused by inflammation or influenza , taking antipyretic drugs or injections can reduce fever. If the basal body temperature is above 38℃, there is a risk of AIDS. You need to go to the hospital immediately for relevant examinations.
3. Thin figure
virus will attack the digestive tract, thereby destroying the digestive system, resulting in loss of appetite and nausea. If you have such a body for a long time, thinness will appear to be lacking in nutrition, and there will be bloodshot in urine.
4, Lymph node disease
Reticulum red blood cells are very sensitive to HIV infection. Once infected with AIDS Lymph node will be swollen and hardened. A gentle press will cause pain. If lymph nodes become swollen, you should go to the hospital immediately to rule out the possibility of AIDS.
Conclusion: Everyone must pay attention to it in daily life, know how to respect and love yourself in terms of thoughts, and do not be too disordered in private life.
