6 Facts about AIDS

1. AIDS is a disease which develops in the patients of HIV, so we can say that AIDS is the end stage of HIV.
2. Development of AIDS results in deterioration of the functional capacity of the immune system, so the patient become more susceptible to infectious diseases.
3. AIDS can be transmitted by body fluids (blood, semen and vaginal secretions), so mode of transmission of infection include:

• Unprotected sexual intercourse.
• Sharing needles and syringes.
• During normal delivery (exposure of the baby to the vaginal secretions).

4. AIDS doesn't transfer through skin-to-skin contact or sharing foods or drinks.
5. The clinical picture of AIDS include the following symptoms:

• Recurrent fever.
• Chronic fatigue.
• Heavy night sweats.
• Swelling of the lymph nodes in armpits, neck and groin regions.
• Skin rash.
• Rapid unexplained weight loss.

6. AIDS patients are usually vulnerable to the following complication:

• Chest infection (usually pneumonia & tuberculosis).
• Oral fungal infection.
• Meningitis.
• Cancerous lesions, such as Kaposi sarcoma and lymphoma.