Characteristics of Individuals Infected with HIV / Aids

HIV / AIDS is one of the biggest killer diseases in the world. Transmission of AIDS disease is relatively fast compared with deadly infectious diseases and others. Even the expert’s virus and the disease could be confused take care of HIV / AIDS.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome which was spreading was also quite easy, in general AIDS spread by the virus HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) through the intermediary of blood. (Read: Definition and Causes of HIV Aids)

The best way to know whether someone has HIV / AIDS or not is performs a medical examination through blood tests. When testing is not possible, there are certain signs that can indicate whether someone has HIV / AIDS or not or at least know the symptoms. It must be remembered that a person with HIV usually do not show signs for at least several months to several years.

In adults, three major signs of AIDS are:

-Loss of 10% of body weight over one month without cause.

-Diarrhea more than one month.

-A fever that lasts for more than one month either constant or come and go

In adults, 5 minor signs of AIDS are:

-Dry cough that does not heal.

-Itchy skin all over the body.

-Herpes zoster (chicken pox-like or caused by viruses that also cause chicken pox, herpes viruses) that do not heal.

-Candidacies, a white, raised rash on the mouth, tongue, or throat.

-Swollen glands (neck, armpit, or groin) with or without an active infection.

Adults can be diagnosed with AIDS, if it has at least 2 major signs and one minor sign. But, that’s enough to make a diagnosis of AIDS if the person has cancer of the skin (called Karposi, which is usually reddish, purple, or dark spots on the skin that can become large and painful) or cryptococcal meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain that causes fever, stiff neck, headache, confusion, and inability to wake up).

In children, three major signs of AIDS are:

-Weight loss or slow growth.

-Severe diarrhea for 14 days or more.

-Fever for more than a month.

In children, 5 minor signs of AIDS are:

-Itchy skin all over the body.

-Swollen glands (neck, armpit, or groin).

-Candidacies (white spots) in the mouth, tongue, or throat.

-Infections of the ear, throat, and other infections.

-Cough that does not heal.

For information only for you who may be the subject of HIV / AIDS, that in fact ‘already there are people’ defined as people who recover from the disease of HIV / AIDS.

Hopefully with a little explanation about HIV characteristics mentioned above were able to help you in tackling the dangers of infectious diseases of HIV / AIDS.