REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA.

MINISTRY OF POPULAR EDUCATION.

IUP "Santiago Mario".
EDO-Monagas Maturin. image

AIDS

Teacher: Br: Ruben Medina

Samuel Lozada 23,534,875

Maturin, June 2011.

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Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 3
What is AIDS?, Symptoms and Treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4
Cura, as not transmitted, dead and
AIDS today ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 5
HIV / AIDS in Latin America and Venezuela ... ... ... ... .. 6

Conclusion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 7
Annexes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .... 8

INTRODUCTION
Try the issue of AIDS because I think a current problem, is also a recent illness that affects the
immune system and therefore it is terrifying. In this paper we give warnings and information
critical to a better understanding about the disease.
HIV is a virus that damages the body's immune system, where transmission can prevenirs, noting
that there is no cure for HIV and AIDS, but there are treatments that help people living with HIV,
have very good quality of life for many years, delaying the onset of AIDS.
AIDS is the inability of the immune system to fight infections and other pathological processes,
and develops when the level of CD4 T lymphocytes falls below 200 cells per milliliter of blood.
What is AIDS?
AIDS is a medical condition. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system is too
weak to fight infections.
Since AIDS was first identified in the early eighties, an unprecedented number of people affected
by the global AIDS epidemic. Currently, there are an estimated 33.3 million people living with
HIV / AIDS.
What does the acronym AIDS?
The acronym AIDS stands for: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Syndrome: A set of manifestations (symptoms) that characterize a disease.
Immune: Related to the immune system of our body.
Deficiency: Indicates that the immune system is not working or malfunctioning.
Acquired on purchase. It is neither hereditary congenital.

What are the symptoms of AIDS?

A person is diagnosed with AIDS when he developed a condition or symptom associated with
AIDS. This is called opportunistic infections or AIDS-related cancer. The infections are called
'opportunistic' because they take the opportunity offered by a weakened immune system.
It is possible that someone is diagnosed with AIDS, even if it has not developed an opportunistic
infection. AIDS is diagnosed when the number of immune system cells (CD4 cells) in the blood of
an HIV positive person is reduced to a certain level.
Because AIDS is not transmitted
It is not spread through the air (sneezing, coughing, among others.)
It is spread by sharing plates, cutlery, linen, bathroom, telephone, travel, schools, swimming
pools, beaches.

By donating blood or having blood drawn for tests needles are used once and destroyed
It is not spread by contact with saliva, tears, sweat, among others.
It is not spread by shaking hands or hugging.

Is there a cure for AIDS?

Disturbingly, many people believe there is a 'cure' for AIDS, which makes them feel safer and
take risks that would not run otherwise. However, there is still no cure for AIDS. The only way to
avoid infection is to know how HIV is transmitted and ways of prevention.
Will AIDS be treated?
Antiretroviral treatment can prolong the time between HIV infection and the onset of AIDS. The
modern combination regimens are highly effective, and a person infected with HIV who are
receiving treatment could live a lifetime without developing AIDS.
A diagnosis of AIDS does not necessarily equate to a death sentence. Many people still stand to
gain when starting antiretroviral therapy, even after they have developed an AIDS-defining illness.
We have also developed better treatments and preventive measures for opportunistic infections
to improve the quality and lifespan of those infected.
The treatment of some opportunistic infections is easier than that used for other infections.
Infections such as herpes zoster and candidiasis of the mouth, throat or vagina can be treated
effectively in many environments. On the other hand, more complex infections such as
toxoplasmosis should be treated with medical equipment and advanced infrastructure.
Unfortunately, many low-income areas do not have this equipment.
It is also important to provide treatment to deal with the pain caused by this infection, which is
experienced by all who are in the advanced levels of the disease.
Why do people still develop AIDS today?
Although antiretroviral treatment can prevent the onset of AIDS in a person living with HIV, many
people are diagnosed with AIDS today. There are four main reasons for this:
In some countries with few resources, antiretroviral treatment is not accessible to everyone.
Even in wealthier countries, such as the United States, many people without health insurance and
can not afford the economic cost of treatment.
Some people have been infected in the first stage of the epidemic before the combination
therapy was accessible, have developed drug resistance and therefore treatment options are
limited.
Many people never take the test for HIV and know their status only when they develop
diseases related to infection. These people have a higher risk of mortality because they respond
more negatively to treatment in this phase.
Often, people who perform the treatment can not meet the intake of drugs or tolerate its side
effects.

The HIV / AIDS in Latin America and Venezuela

The virus got into Latin America at the beginning of the epidemic, where the first cases were first

detected in 1983. We estimate that in Latin America have occurred about a million and half of
infections with a prevalence in the general population of 0.6%. Most infected people develop the
disease within the first ten years after infection occurs. Of the 160,000 AIDS cases have been
formally notified to health authorities in the region, some six thousand belong to Venezuela.
However, as not all cases are reported, one must multiply that number by two or three, thus
calculating that in Venezuela there have been a total of 18,000 AIDS cases, of which probably
have died about half.
It is even harder to estimate how many people are infected with HIV in Venezuela, that is, the
number of HIV-positive. For this information we need more epidemiological studies. However, one
could calculate that in Venezuela there are between 50,000 and 150,000 people infected with
HIV.
In our country, the frequency of new cases notified per year per hundred thousand people (about
4 per 100,000) is situated slightly below the Latin American average (about 5.5 per 100,000), and
of course, well below African countries (between 25 and 50 per 100,000). However, we are
concerned as the AIDS epidemic in Latin America, which until now remained, inexplicably, at
relatively moderate levels, has begun to increase in intensity. This is especially evident in some
Central American countries. We do not know for sure what may be the cause of the increase of
the epidemic in our region, it should be a warning to increase our attention to the problem, acting
now to avoid greater evils in the future.
How many people have died of AIDS?
Since we identified the first cases of AIDS in 1981, more than 25 million people have died from
this disease.
CONCLUSION
It should be noted that AIDS is a devastating disease that can kill many lives, but controlled, there
are thousands of people who are infected with this disease and consequently are excluded
causing serious harm, both physical and psychological. If each individual to contribute a little, the
spread of AIDS could be controlled by forming partnerships and getting help and information,
societal awareness and help prevent the disease achieve.
At first he thought it was a disease reserved for homosexuals, drug addicts and those involved in
prostitution. However, it is now shown not only that people can get the virus, but any human being
can do, although some are more prone than others. For example: people who have sex
indiscriminate or casual sex without condom use, those who use intravenous drugs and share
needles, hemophiliacs, transfusion recipients, children of mothers with the AIDS virus, among
others.

ANNEXES
As the AIDS virus attacks
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AIDS Prevention
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Symptoms
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Because you can not get AIDS