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AIDS

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Acquired means you can get infected with it, Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases, Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This condition reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to infections and tumors.

Mode of Transmission
The virus of HIV primarily is transmitted by sex (anal, vaginal or oral sex with an infected partner), by injections (sharing contaminated needles for drug use or accidental piercing with a contaminated needle), or from infected mother to child through pregnancy or breast-feeding.

Infected semen and vaginal fluids, blood and blood product lead to the transmission of HIV. Drug abuse with unsterilized needles is another high-risk activity. Unprotected sex with multiple partners is the major cause of infection.

Symptoms
HIV disease becomes AIDS when the immune system is seriously damaged. In such cases, the cell count decreases by fourteen percent. The infected person becomes prone to various opportunistic infections such as

Who is at risk ?
People with job that involves routine exposure to blood, and other body fluids are highly prone to HIV infection. Healthcare professional can be exposed to HIV from needle-sticks and cuts and nicks caused by sharp objects. The infection can also be transmitted if the workers have contact with blood or infectious body fluids through broken, cut or torn skin.

There is also high risk of infection if the contaminated blood or body fluid comes in contact with wet skin in the eyes, nose, or mouth. Corrections staff, law enforcement, and public safety workers such as emergency medical personnel are always at risk due to exposure to infected blood or body fluids.

Preventions
Although AIDS is a high risk disease, it can be prevented if proper precautions are taken. Greater awareness should be meted out to those who are ignorant of the virus and its repercussions on the human body. We have listed a few measures that can be adopted by everyone in order to stave off the HIV infection.

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