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By Team Htv

July 04, 2018

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Overview

AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a condition caused by infection with the HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus. As the name suggests, the virus damages the immune system, and it does so, so severely, that the patient becomes very weak and susceptible to multiple opportunistic infections.

Causes

The disease spreads via the following ways:

Symptoms

The signs and symptoms of this infection itself are not very severe, and can be as common as the following:

However, when the patient develops AIDS, many different infections and cancers, that usually don’t develop in individuals with a normal immune system, start to manifest in these patients. These infections and conditions are associated with the following symptoms:

Diagnosis

Diagnostic tests:

Treatment

Treatment is not curative, but it can slow down the progression of the disease. It is done by Anti-HIV drugs, some of them are listed below:

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