HIV and the Progression to AIDS

HIV is a dangerous virus that infect the immune system and increases the risk of other diseases and infections. Moreover, if not treated properly, it will undoubtedly progress to AIDS, which is the advanced stage of the disease.

What makes it so dangerous?

HIV (Human immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that targets the immune cells (CD4), a type of T cells.

These white blood cells are the ones responsible for detecting faults around the body cells including infections.

Moreover, When HIV targets these cells, it decreases the body's ability to fight other diseases.

Therefore, this increases the risk of getting infections as well as cancers. However, patients with HIV can carry it without noticing any symptoms for a long time.

In addition, it is a lifelong infection, but treating it well will certainly reduce the risk of developing a critical level of the disease.

However, the disease advanced stage is called AIDS, which can develop if the HIV is not treated properly.

HIV Causes

Patients with this kind of disease are advised to use their own gadgets as well as not using any other tools that belong to anyone other than them, especially children. However, Symptoms of HIV might be like any other disease in its beginning such as fever for instance.

some causes of the disease might include:

1. anal fluids
2. vaginal secretions
3. blood
4. breast milk
5. anal or vaginal intercourse with a person who has HIV
6. sharing equipment for injectable illicit drugs