HIV Symptoms
There are a number of health maladies that have suddenly sprung up in recent times. Among the many cancers that literally affect every organ and system within the human anatomy and various internal and external infections, has arisen yet another challenge for the medical fraternity in the form of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or HIV. This form of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome also referred to as AIDS is a killer disease. Affecting the immune system of the body, the disease takes a toll on the overall well being and general health of the patient within no time at all. The malady is one that breaks down the human immune system due to the invasion by a human immunodeficiency virus, hence the abbreviation HIV.
The disease does not follow a pattern or code affecting any one particular age group. What makes matters worse and more challenging is that the disease is also genetically imparted to the unborn child and generations thereafter. The HIV/AIDS condition is progressive in nature and greatly reduces the ability and effectiveness of the patient's immune system to counter attack the invasion. This not only leaves the patient utterly susceptible to developing what the medical fraternity refers to as opportunistic infections, but also to the formation of a number of painful tumors that grow at an alarming rate. The HIV virus is easily transmitted via direct contact with the infected person or carrier of the virus.
The virus thrives in the mucous membrane and/or in the carrier's or infected person's blood stream. It is this ability of the virus to live within the bodily fluids that poses a greater risk and threat to the longevity of the patient. The virus is transmitted the moment an uninfected person comes in contact with the HIV infected blood, vaginal fluid, semen, breast milk and even pre-seminal fluid. The disease has its own set of symptoms that manifest in all areas of the body and at different times during the course of the ailment. The symptoms of AIDS/HIV primarily arise on account of the conditions that develop around the infection. These conditions are unlike those observed in healthy immune systems.
It is the infected immunity that gives rise to the increase in various viruses, bacteria, fungi and a number of different parasites within the anatomy and especially the infected parts. In a healthy human being, the increase and very presence of these parasites is normally controlled by the inherent nature of the immune system, which gets completely destroyed in the case of HIV infection.
Among the many opportunistic infections that are observed or manifest in an HIV infected patient are severe organ damage and the development of several forms of cancers. People suffering with the AIDS/ HIV virus infection display degenerated organ systems and an increased risk of developing cancer of different parts of the body. Some of the common cancer types observed in HIV infected patients include cervical cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphomas and other cancers of the immune system. The malady and challenge only grows by the day.