Where the world is engulfed in various technological movements, including the Internet, the presence of a deadly disease called AIDS is a stumbling block to civilization. The presence of AIDS is noticeable in every country of the world today. Everyone knows the consequences of AIDS are death, but there are many different opinions about the causes. Like most of them, there are many misconceptions in the society about AIDS. Awareness raising is essential to eradicate these misconceptions, which is possible only through education. AIDS is a chronic disease that has a cure but no cure.
Virus and HIV Virus
Virus is a microscopic disease-causing, microscopic type of bacterium made up of nucleic proteins, which can penetrate into specific host cells and reproduce only there. Some of the viral diseases that are harmful to the human body are influenza, polio, AIDS, cancer, herpes, smallpox, measles, viral hepatitis, etc. The virus that causes AIDS is the HIV virus. HIV is a type of retro virus that enters the human body in a number of specific ways and completely destroys the immune system. The full form of HIV is Human Immune Deficiency Virus. There are two types of HIV found in the world. These are - HIV1, HIV2 |
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is the full form of AIDS. It is a deadly disease that is caused by HIV. This virus destroys the body's ability to fight disease. HIV is like all other viruses, but it works differently.
History of AIDS
The first case of HIV infection was reported in Britain in 1959. AIDS spread in Africa in the seventies. AIDS spread to many parts of the world, including the United States in 1981 and Haiti and Havana in 1986-86. AIDS was first identified as a serious disease in 1971 and its causes were also identified. When the famous Hollywood actor Hudson died of the disease in 1975, panic spread all over the world. As a result, in 1975, a test was performed to determine if human blood contained the AIDS virus.
Spread and causes of the AIDS virus
The AIDS virus is spread through four types of body fluids in certain ways. These are blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk. Only if these four fluids enter the body of a healthy person from an HIV-infected person can he become infected with HIV.
*The causes of HIV infection are-
1. Unprotected sexual intercourse with an HIV positive person.
2. Use of needles or syringes used by HIV positive people.
3. An HIV-infected mother can infect her unborn child, or through breastfeeding during or after birth.
4. If the donated person has HIV at the time of blood donation, it can be transmitted through the blood of the recipient.
5. Drug addicts who inject drugs directly into the body have a higher risk of HIV infection than unprotected sex.
Global AIDS Outbreak
UNAIDS and WHO estimate that as of 2003, there were 40 million adults and children worldwide infected with HIV. Currently, AIDS is spreading equally in both men and women. A total of more than 60 million people have been infected with HIV in the world so far. As of 2007, the number of AIDS deaths was 33.2 million, of which 330,000 were children. And the remaining 3 crore 32 lakh people have survived the attack.