HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS

Introduction

HIV is human immunodeficiency virus that causes the disease - HIV infection, the last stage called as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which differs from the immune obtained at birth (Nash, 2007). The HIV progressively weakens the immune system, that is to say, the natural defenses of body against disease.

How is HIV transmitted?

HIV is found in the blood and sexual fluids of an infected person and breast milk from an infected mother. The HIV transmission occurs when sufficient amounts of these fluids enter the bloodstream of another person. There are several ways in which a person can get HIV by ...