HIV INFECTION (AIDS)

Exhibition and infection. The exposure is when it plays a behavior that surrounds risk or being put into certain situations that can lead to infected with the virus.

The infection is when HIV has entered the blood flow, in specific cells.Not all exposure leads to infection, it can occur after one or repeated exhibitions.

• Incubation period: It is the period of time that occurs since the person is infected with HIV until serious symptoms of immunodeficiency are developed.It takes years after the person is infected in developing immunodeficiency and opportunistic infections.
• Síndrome retroviral agudo: Symptoms that the person develops 2 to 4 weeks after infected, which are similar to flow
• Seroconversion: Process of developing antibodies against HIV.
• Window period: It is the time that occurs since the person is infected with HIV until the antibodies occur. The time it takes to occur the seroconversion.

When a person is done an HIV antibody test that is positive, it means that the person has completed the seroconversion, that is, he has developed HIV antibodies. Symptoms are similar to flu, decrease according to antibodies and immune cells fight HIV.

The New York Department of Health uses a window period (Window Period) from one to three months to recommend the test and diagnose HIV infection.

Asymptomatic stage:

• Most infected people remain without symptoms between 2 to 15 years
• The immune system continues to function normally for many years in most people.
• Decisions on treatment are based on viral loading, T-cell counting, clinical status and other factors.
• Medical treatments are used to prevent opportunistic infections, suppress virus reproduction and preserve immune functioning.

Symptomatic stage

• Progressive status of viral load -based infection, T-cell counting, other laboratory tests and clinical status.
• The T-cell counting, I could gradually or quickly reduce.
• The viral load can remain high still with treatment.
• Treatment can help prevent more damage to the immune system.
• In some people, the damage is still progressive with treatment.

Advanced stage of the disease.

• You can gradually or drastically advance.
• The viral load remains high
• T cells can continue to decrease.
• The person's health does not respond to treatment.
• opportunistic infections and other conditions cause serious complications that can be fatal.
• Some symptoms at this stage may include T cells less than 50, HIV dementia, liquid diarrhea for more than three weeks with marked weight loss, advanced cancer and other conditions.

They are those that increase the risk that the disease progresses an asymptomatic stage of positive to symptomatic HIV; Examples:

• Acquire HIV strains that are mutant or resistant.
• Do not respond to HIV medical treatment.
• Use of alcoholic beverages or other drugs.
• Sexually transmitted disease infections that have not been treated.
• Bad nutrition
• Genetic predisposition to diseases.

• Unprotected sex: vaginal, anal or oral
• Blood with blood: Share syringes, occupational risk and blood products.
• Perinatal transmission: during pregnancy, during birth and during breastfeeding.
• Exposure through mucous membranes: splashes of blood on the skin, eyelids, nasal roads and mouth.

• Blood
• Semen
• Pre-ejaculatory fluids
• Vaginal secretions
• Breast milk

The entrance door of the virus is: vagina, anus, mouth and penis head.The couple you receive is at greater risk than the couple you insert.

Evaluate the risk in sex: focus on behavior and not in sexual identity or orientation, request and obtain information without judgments, such as: have you had sex with men, women or both?, Have you penetrated or both of you?Use drugs and/or alcohol before having sex?

Prevent blood transmission to blood:

• Fill the syringe with water and shake it well to detach the blood particles.
• Fill the syringe with bleach (chloros) and stir it well
• Fill the syringe with fresh water
• Clean the spoon or lid that you have used to cook the drug.Rinse with chlorox and water.
• Replace cotton filters.

Occupational riskExposure through broken skin exposed to blood from:

• Sharp instruments.
• Broken glass containers containing blood.
• Needle.

Therefore prevent HIV infection doing:

• Proper hand washing.
• Changes of gloves between patients.
• Protective glasses.
• Batas.
• Masks.
• careful waste of sharp instruments in adequate containers.
• Proper instrument sterilization techniques.

Protect yourself with the use of barriers such as:

• Condoms
• Female condoms
• latex gloves

If you get to get pregnant, look for medical treatment immediately.Prenatal care is important for every pregnant woman and her future child, but is doubly more important for women with HIV and her child.

Avoid as much as possible contact with people who have some contagious disease. For example, call by phone before visiting friends or family to make sure the members of that house are healthy.

Exercise is important to stay fit, it improves depression, increases tissue oxygenation and enlarges immunity. Perform moderate exercises according to your abilities, of your position.

The psychological aspects that HIV leaves can be as discouraging as physicists. Do not hesitate to seek help in a counselor or a member of a support group.Participating in a support group can also be an excellent way to learn about new advances in the treatment of this disease.

Increase the intake of fresh vegetables and fruits.Eat a diet consisting of 75% of raw foods of organic growth if possible.

Avoid foods that have been treated with pesticides and other chemicals.

Coma lentils, beets, nuts, whole grains and Brown Rice.

Cruciferous vegetable coma, such as broccoli, col de Brussels, col and cauliflower. It also consumes such yellow and deep orange vegetables such as carrot, pumpkins and potatoes.

Drink pure or distilled water 8 or more glasses a day. All organic system cells need water. Drink water to full if it is not thirsty.

Eat a lot of fruit, especially pineapple and papaya.

Eat garlic, onions and fungi.

Limit the intake of soybeans and its derivatives, which contain inhibitory enzymes; But do not eliminate them completely from their diet, they are a great source of protein.

Eliminate sodas, foods with additives and dyes, junk food, peanuts, processed refined foods, saturated fats, sugars, white flours, any animal protein and any food containing caffeine.

Prepare the following juices: J62– J61– J30– J40 Hágalos in extractor or blender, it is recommended to ingest them twice a day.

Avoid as much as possible stress.Make a regular break.

Avoid exposure to oxles and toxins such as the smoke of car, tobacco and household cleaning chemicals.

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun and extreme temperatures of heat or cold.

Experiment meditation and relaxation techniques.

Avoid spending a lot of time in a public environment with many people.

Practice careful personal hygiene, especially wash your hands. Many infectious organisms are scattered through the hands.

The safest way to avoid contact with HIV through sex is completely sex withdrawal. Obviously this is not something that people could consider. The next time you choose a couple it has to be a monogamous relationship and make sure you are free of the virus.

If you have multiple sexual partners, or if you have sexual contact with someone whose health status is not known by you, practice safe sex. Use a latex condom all the time for anal and oral sex as well as genital genital. For more security I also use a spermicide.

I always remember that a person, who is HIV positive may not show signs of infection and, in fact you could not have an idea that he or she is infected.

Never use used needles or syringes. The HIV of an infected person can remain in the needle without being detected and could be injected directly to the body of the next person who uses it.

If you plan to pierce your ear or perform a tattoo, go to a qualified professional, use disposable needles for each procedure. Some sterilization procedures are not completely effective.