Own virus called Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV or abbreviated) is a virus that weakens the immunity in the human body. People affected by this virus will become vulnerable to opportunistic infections or tumors susceptible. Although the existing handling can slow the rate of virus growth, but the disease is not completely curable.
HIV and similar viruses are generally transmitted through direct contact between the layers of the skin (mucous membrane) or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk. Transmission can occur through sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal, or oral), blood transfusion, contaminated needles, between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, as well as other forms of contact with these body fluids.
Scientists generally believe that HIV originated in sub-Saharan Africa. Now that AIDS has become a plague. Estimated AIDS has infected 38.6 million people around the world. In January 2006, UNAIDS in collaboration with the WHO estimate that AIDS has caused the deaths of more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on June 5, 1981. Thus, this disease is one of the deadliest plague in history. AIDS claimed to have caused death as much as 2.4 to 3.3 million people in 2005 alone, and more than 570,000 people of whom are children. A third of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, retarding growth economy and destroy the power of human resources there. Antiretroviral treatment can actually reduce the death rate and severity of HIV infection, but access to treatment is not available in all countries.
Social punishment for people with HIV / AIDS, is generally more severe when compared with other deadly disease. Sometimes the social punishment also tertimpakan to health workers or volunteers, who are involved in caring for people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA).
What is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)?PMS is a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another through sexual intercourse. A person at increased risk of STDs when having sex with multiple partners through vaginal, oral and anal sex. If not treated, the disease can have serious consequences for reproductive health, such as the occurrence of sterility, blindness in newborns and even death.What are the signs and symptoms of PMS?Because the shape and location of the male genitalia is outside the body, symptoms of PMS is more easily recognizable, seen and felt. Signs of STIs in men include:- In the form of a pimple filled with fluid,- Blisters or ulcers on the penis / genitals,- Wound does not hurt;- Hard and red on the genitals,- A wart or growth of meat such as chicken's comb,- Intense itching along the genitals,- Extreme pain when urinating,- Urine pus or foul-smelling blood,- Hot and painful swelling in the groin which is then turned into an ulcer.
In the majority of women with no symptoms, so often times unconsciously. If there are symptoms, usually in the form of, among others:- Pain or pain during urination or intercourse,- Pain in lower abdomen,- Expenditure mucus in the vagina / genitals,- Vaginal discharge white milk, clotted and accompanied with itching and redness on the genitals or surrounding areas,- Whitish, frothy, greenish, smelly, and itchy,- Arising from blood spots after intercourse,- A pimple filled with fluid,- Blisters or ulcers on the genitals.
How teens can avoid STDs?For unmarried adolescents, the most powerful way is to abstain from sexual relations, mutually faithful for couples who are married, avoid unsafe sex or risky, always use condoms to prevent transmission of STDs, always maintain the cleanliness of the genitals.
What type of PMS?There are many kinds of diseases that can be classified as PMS. In Indonesia, which are found today is gonorrhea (GO), syphilis (syphilis), genital herpes, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, vaginal candidiasis, genital warts.
Is PMS can be treated?Most STDs can be treated, but there are some that can not be cured completely, such as HIV / AIDS and genital herpes. If we are affected by PMS, the stunya way is seeing a doctor or health worker., Do not treat yourself. In addition, our partners also must be treated so it does transmit the return of the disease.
Myths about STDsKeep in mind that STDs can not be prevented simply by selecting a pair that looks clean appearance, wash genitals after sexual intercourse, drinking herbal decoction, take antibiotics before and after sex.
Is HIV / AIDS?AIDS stands for Aquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. This disease is a collection of symptoms of diseases caused by decreasing the body's immune system. The reason is the HIV virus. Own HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Is HIV / AIDS including PMS?Yes, because one mode of transmission is through sexual intercourse. In addition, HIV can be transmitted through the use of hypodermic needles bekasorang are infected with HIV, received the HIV-contaminated blood transfusions or from infected pregnant women with HIV virus to babies who dikandungannya. In Indonesia, HIV / AIDS transmission through sexual intercourse most unsafe and syringes (for drug addicts).
The signs and symptoms of HIV / AIDSAfter infection with HIV virus, initially did not show specific symptoms. Beru few weeks after that people who are infected often suffer from everyday ailments such as flu or diarrhea. In the period 3-4 years later the patient did not show typical symptoms or known as a period without symptoms, at this time patients feel well and from the outside also looks healthy. Afterward, year 5 or 6 starts recurrent diarrhea, sudden weight loss, frequent canker sores in the mouth, and swelling of the lymph nodes and eventually can occur various kinds of infectious diseases, cancer and even death.
How can avoid HIV / AIDS?It's safer sex with steady partners (not changing sexual partners). Avoid sexual intercourse outside marriage. Using a condom when having sexual relations with high-risk such as commercial sex workers; as much as possible to avoid blood transfusion is unclear origin; use of medical devices and non-media streril guaranteed.
Can HIV / AIDS treated?Up until now, have not found a treatment that completely, now there are only helping the patient to maintain good health.
How to detect HIV / AIDS?By doing blood tests according to stages of disease development. To detect the presence of antibodies against the HIV virus, which indicates the existence of the HIV virus in the body, blood tests performed by Elisa 2 times. Then if the result is positive, further testing by Western Blot or Immunofluoresensi.
The myth is wrong about HIV / AIDS?Some myths are wrong that often occurs in people is that social activity with people with HIV / AIDS will make us infected, such as shaking hands, using the same toilet, living in the same house, or use the same sheets with HIV / AIDS.
Are people with HIV / AIDS needs to be excommunicated?We recommend that patients should not be excommunicated. We need to keep treating it as a friend and did not alter the attitude of his illness. Give them encouragement and also consider the limitations of his physical condition in the mix..
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