Disease called AIDS, and their current status
○AIDS
○Increasing number of patients infected
○The number of patients infected persons in Japan
○HIV infection is a very weak force
○HIV test
○If you had been infected
○For HIV infected persons
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) occurs through.
Our bodies, bacteria and viruses, protect the body from pathogens such as mold, "" immune system that we have.
HIV enters the human blood plays a central role in human immunity primarily infects CD4 lymphocytes and destroy it.
Thus, viruses and bacteria if not downright usually become susceptible to infection with pathogens such as fungi, that will cause various illnesses.
However, HIV is also now the power of immunity should not be vulnerable to infection. CD4 + cells from newly created right after broken. The initial infection is virtually no symptoms. Therefore, unless subject to the inspection itself was unaware that HIV-infected persons infected. People there are no characteristic symptoms of HIV infection, even with an infected person is called.
HIV in the body of infected persons over 10 years from a few years, HIV little more slowly, creating a new CD4 broken than the positive cells were CD4 decreased slightly the work of the immunity to the more positive cells We will. Therefore, when you take a healthy Masu Hashi infection or malignancy LEDs. These diseased states, HIV (AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is called.
Thus, HIV infection and AIDS disease and there are others. By infection of the HIV virus could infect other humans because they continue to work.
Increasing number of patients infected
UNAIDS (UNAIDS), the "AIDS Epidemic Update 2009", according to the end of 2008 HIV-infected persons worldwide are estimated to 3,340 million. Of them women, 15.7 million people 47% are children under 15 years of age is 2.1 million and 6.3 percent. In addition, 270 million new cases per year, AIDS has become a 200 million deaths.
Sub-Saharan Africa, especially areas that are currently most affected by AIDS. 2,240 million HIV-infected persons (66%) has become. This region, unlike other regions, HIV majority of those infected are women. 8 countries in southern Africa in 2005 (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the HIV prevalence exceeds 15 percent. 75% of AIDS deaths is in this area.
Asia's 490 million people living with HIV, 44 million people newly infected over the past year, has an estimated 300,000 people died of AIDS-related diseases. The number of new infections in 2007, compared to 20 percent increase in 2001 near the South East Asia HIV infection rate is highest. Fashion trend Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia but declined to Indonesia, Vietnam has been significantly increased.
The number of patients infected persons in Japan
HIV-infected persons in Japan, both AIDS patients in Japan is growing.
In 2008, HIV became a record high number of infected persons reported with AIDS combined.
HIV infection is a very weak force
HIV is very weak infectivity in the air, in food, can not survive in the water. Even with the same HIV-infected persons in the swimming pool, even among some food in the same dish, drinking cup that can infect the same. In addition, HIV can share a seat and dishes used by infected persons, even if the infection does not shake hands. HIV is like a cold or flu virus, cough and Yamideutsurukotohaarimasen comb. The school work and daily life in Utsurimasen.
In addition, HIV is ticks and mosquitoes suck blood from worms do not infect other humans. HIV can not be Utsusa by pets and other animals such as cats are not. Kindle immunodeficiency virus in cats and monkeys, HIV is similar to a virus infection so different from each other depending on the type of animals do not.
The route of infection, sexually transmitted infection, infection from mother to baby (during pregnancy, during delivery, when the infection via breast milk), and is limited to infection through blood. Among them, sexual activity (sexual contact) has been infected by the most.
HIV test
Can be examined in consultation with the health department if there is anxiety. Hardly any symptoms of HIV infection, whether infected with HIV do not know undergo an inspection. Please inspect the older than 60 days after infection had a chance.
If you had been infected
Reduce the disease even if infected, can be far different from life. Consult your doctor for treatment Susumemasu received a notice first. Anti-HIV immune status to know their drugs regularly and is important for health care and daily visits.
For HIV infected persons
HIV infection is very weak forces, on the risk of infection does not lead a daily life. Therefore, please bear with raised borders on a natural.
HIV-infected person is bleeding, depending on the degree of bleeding when massive bleeding, the wound is bleeding, such as using a towel, or go to the hospital to touch the blood of others speak. Also, if a small amount of bleeding and nosebleeds, and bleeding such as gauze, let's put a bandage if the wound. Please gauze with blood from the discarded plastic bags tied to strong.
Department of Health and Welfare, Tokyo
http://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.jp/iryo/index.html
AIDS Information Network
http://api-net.jfap.or.jp/
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