AIDS
ACQUIRED IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) CAUSE: HIV I OR HIV II virus ROUTE: 1. Sexual Homosexual Heterosexual (often Prostitutes) Multiple sexual partners 2. Blood and body fluids Contaminated blood and blood products a) Blood transfusion b) Blood products eg. Factor VIII 3. Contaminated needles and syringes a) Inadequately sterilized medical equipment. b) Intravenous drug abuser (Drug addicts) 4. Mother to child In utero At birth Breast milk 5.Organ and tissue donations Semen Kidney,skin, cornea Bone marrow SYMPTOMS: Low grade fever of unknown origin. Unexplained diarrhoea TB (atypical Mycobacterium) with Evening rise of fever Weight loss Appetite loss Cough Chest pain Blood stained sputum Respiratory infections like Pneumonia ( P. Carinii) Cancers ( increased chances ) It is important to know that a ...