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What is HIV? What is AIDS?

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus which tackles the immune system, the normal defense system of the body. Without strong immune system, the body with the trouble combatant with far the disease. The virus and the infection which it causes call the HIV.

The white blood globules are a big part of the immune system. HIV invades and destroys certain white blood globules called the cells of CD4+. So too many cells of CD4+ are destroyed, the body can defend oneself more against the infection.

The last stage of the infection by the HIV is AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). People with SIDAS have a number relatively low of the cells of CD4+ and catch the infections or cancers which seldom occur in the people in good health. Those can be mortals.

But to have HIV does not mean that you have the AIDS. Even without treatment, that takes one good moment for HIV with progress to Assistance-usual the 10 to 12 years. If HIV is diagnosed before this becomes AIDS, medicines can slow down or stop the damage with the immune system. With the treatment, much of people with HIV can live the long ones and active lives.

What causes HIV?

The infection by the HIV is caused by the virus of immunod eficience. You can obtain HIV of the contact with infected blood, the sperm, or vaginal  fluids.

The majority of the people obtain the virus by having the sex not protected with somebody who has HIV.

Another common manner to obtain the virus is by dividing needles of drug with somebody who is reached HIV.

The virus can also be last of a mother to her baby during the pregnancy, the birth, or breast feeding.

The HIV doesn't survives good apart from the body. Thus it cannot be isolated by the occasional contact such as embracing or dividing drink glasses with an infected person.