[Introduction]
December 1, 2022 is the 35th " World AIDS Day ". In order to further promote the high-quality development of AIDS in the new era, and to comprehensively create a good atmosphere for the whole society to participate in AIDS prevention and control work, combined with the 2022 World AIDS Day publicity theme "Equalize" determined by UNAIDS Program, the Office of the State Council's AIDS Prevention and Control Committee has determined and released the theme of my country's publicity activities this year as "Together to fight AIDS and share health".
AIDS is one of the most concerning and panic diseases in the history of modern medicine, and it is also a highly harmful infectious disease. AIDS is full name acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is caused by human immunodeficiency virus , that is, HIV infection. After getting sick, HIV virus can attack the human immune system, destroy the human T lymphocyte , causing it to lose its immune function, thereby causing various infections and malignant tumors. It spreads rapidly and has a high mortality rate.
As ordinary people, they should know more about AIDS, keep themselves clean and stay away from AIDS. At the same time, care for and do not discriminate against HIV-infected people and AIDS patients, and further promote the high-quality development of AIDS prevention and control work in the new era. Therefore, we will provide popular scientific answers to the hot issues and knowledge about AIDS that the masses are concerned about.
111. How to determine whether you are infected with HIV?
The human body has an incubation period of about 1-10 years from HIV infection to development of AIDS (AIDS). During the incubation period, the infected person may be no different from the normal person. Even if there are some symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and rash on the skin, it is not a specific symptom of AIDS, so it is difficult to determine whether it is infected with HIV. Therefore, HIV infection cannot be judged by physical symptoms and habits. The only way is to go to a regular HIV testing agency for blood tests to detect HIV virus in the blood.
2. Which groups of people need to do AIDS testing consultation?
Because the transmission route of HIV is sexual contact transmission, blood transmission and mother-to-child transmission, the following high-risk people should undergo corresponding consultation and testing: that is, they have had high-risk sexual contact behaviors, such as prostitution, homosexual and multi-sex sexual contact behaviors, not wearing condoms during sexual contact, and the test of positive HIV virus antibodies for sexual partners, etc.; they have received blood transfusion products, intravenous drug use, shared syringes, etc. without blood safety; babies born to women who test positive for HIV virus antibodies, etc.
3. How to prevent and control the spread of AIDS?
1. Keep your own love, don’t have any luck, don’t get involved in pornographic places, don’t go to illegal blood collection stations to sell blood, don’t try to take drugs because of curiosity.
2. Do not share toothbrushes, razors and other personal items with others; try to avoid contact with other people's body fluids and blood; and clean and disinfect items contaminated by others in a timely manner.
3. When you are sick, you must seek treatment at a regular medical institution. You cannot use medical institutions that are not reliable for medical equipment disinfection, such as injections and tooth extraction, acupuncture surgery, etc.; you do not use undisinfected instruments for beauty, tattoos, ear piercing, etc.
[Author of this issue]
Zhao Wei, Director of the Dermatology and Venereology Department of Shenyang Fifth People's Hospital. He has been engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of dermatology and venereology departments for more than 30 years, and has rich diagnosis and treatment experience for various common diseases in this major. He is especially good at the diagnosis and treatment of eczema , shingles, tinea thorn, tinea and various sexually transmitted diseases, men's diseases, complex gonorrhea, non-gonobacterial urethritis, syphilis and sequelae of venereal diseases.
