Hiv infection

HIV infection
Definition:
HIV infection is a viral infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that gradually destroys the immune system, resulting in infections that are hard for the body to fight.
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Dementia Due to HIV Infection Overview
Decline in mental processes is a common complication of HIV infection (and many other conditions).
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HIV Infection and AIDS
What are HIV and AIDS?
HIV is the abbreviation used for the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a life-threatening disease.
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Acute HIV infection can resemble infectious mononucleosis or other viral flu syndromes. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes.
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Viral load in HIV infection
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Related Drugs for Viral load in HIV infection: Protease inhibitors (PIs) for HIV, Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for HIV, Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) for HIV, ...
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HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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HIV infection weakens your immune system, making you highly susceptible to a large number of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. You may also be vulnerable to certain types of cancers.
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HIV infection/AIDS is the most common cause of death for all persons age 25 to 44 years old. Ethnic groups account for 25% of the United States population and 54% of all AIDS cases.
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HIV infection poses a difficult diagnostic problem because the blood tests most commonly used don't identify the virus itself, but rather, the presence of antibodies that the body gradually develops to fight the infection.
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HIV infection is a lifelong illness.
Prevention
HIV infection can be passed from person to person in any of the following ways: ...
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Most HIV infections in the UK occur in gay men. The number of infections in this group has remained steady.
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ACUTE HIV INFECTION: The four- to seven-week period of rapid viral replication following exposure to HIV.
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Early HIV infection often causes no symptoms, and must be detected by testing a child's blood for the presence of antibodies (disease-fighting proteins) to HIV.
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Early HIV Infection Guideline Panel. Evaluation and Management of Early HIV Infection. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1994.
Huber, Jeffrey T.
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GEM 91: An antisense compound in Phase Ib/II clinical trials (91-006 and 91-007) for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
GEM 92: In development related to the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
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The protease inhibitors represented a major advance in treating HIV infection and AIDS. However, these drugs are not entirely without side effects. A lipodystrophy syndrome appears associated with the protease inhibitors.
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MIDDLE STAGE HIV DISEASE - This refers to an HIV infection that is characterized by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening.
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Several reports documented KS in homosexual men who persistently have no evidence of HIV infection. These patients have an indolent and cutaneous form of the disease, which causes new lesions to appear every few years.
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There are at least 53,000 people with HIV infection in the UK.2 There are an estimated 7258 new diagnoses per year.
Is this number growing?
Yes. This is largely because of a steep rise in the number of heterosexually-acquired HIV infections.
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Someone who is asymptomatic has antibodies (for example, to HIV) but does not have any visible signs or symptoms (example, of HIV infection).
Chronic
Long-lasting and severe, opposite of Acute.
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HIV infection can also cause night sweats as can cancer, particularly lung cancer. Unresolved infection from a "smoldering" sinus infection or dental abscess can cause them. Even high levels of anxiety can cause night sweats.
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Children with HIV infection may also receive prophylactic antibiotics to prevent pneumonia caused by PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII.
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Less frequently, it can be caused by influenza or HIV infection. Infections with bacteria can lead to bacterial pericarditis (also called purulent pericarditis). Some fungal infections can also produce pericarditis.
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Experts also asked the FDA to require Merck to study how the vaccine works in patients with suppressed immune systems caused by medical treatments or HIV infection.
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This article is an in depth look at what is currently understood about treating HIV infection. This is a complex area which is changing rapidly.
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Before long, however, the majority of new HIV infections were seen in drug users who contracted the disease from shared needles or unprotected sex. A large proportion of infected women are drug users or partners of drug users.
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As mentioned above, struvite stones can form in people who have had a urinary tract infection. People who take the protease inhibitor indinavir, a drug used to treat HIV infection, are at risk of developing kidney stones.
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People with AIDS or HIV infection should not donate blood, plasma, body organs, or sperm. From a legal, ethical, and moral standpoint, they should warn any prospective sexual partner of their HIV positive status.
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