The word AIDS stand for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.This means deficiency of immune system, acquired during the lifetime of an individual indicating that it is not a congential disease.'Syndrome' means a group of symptoms.AIDSwas first reported in 1981 and in the last twenty-five years or so , it has spread all over the world killing more than 25 million person .
AIDS is caused by the Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV),a member of a group of viruses called retrovirus, which have an envelope enclosing the RNA genome.Transmission of HIV- infection generally occurs by :-
1) sexual contact with infected persion,
2) by transfusion of contaminated blood products ,
3)by sharing infected needles as in the case of intravenous drug abusers and
4)From infected mother to her child through placenta.
So , people who are at high risk of gettinh this infestion includes- individuals who have multiple sexual partners , drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who required repeated blood transfusions and children born to an HIV infected mother .It ia most inportant to note that HIV/ AIDS is not spread by mere touch or physical contact; it spreads only through bosy fluids .
AIDS is caused by the Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV),a member of a group of viruses called retrovirus, which have an envelope enclosing the RNA genome.Transmission of HIV- infection generally occurs by :-
1) sexual contact with infected persion,
2) by transfusion of contaminated blood products ,
3)by sharing infected needles as in the case of intravenous drug abusers and
4)From infected mother to her child through placenta.
So , people who are at high risk of gettinh this infestion includes- individuals who have multiple sexual partners , drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who required repeated blood transfusions and children born to an HIV infected mother .It ia most inportant to note that HIV/ AIDS is not spread by mere touch or physical contact; it spreads only through bosy fluids .
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