HIV and AIDS in Africa

HIV and AIDS in Africa


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Africa south of the Sahara, is the area most affected by the AIDS epidemic. This area consists of only 10 percent, of the total number of people around the world, but is the highest number of people living with HIV.
Namely - two-thirds (2/3) of people living with HIV worldwide.

AIDS causes the death of approximately 6,000 people each day in Africa.

Once a person is infected with HIV, he lived with them for a lifetime as there is no cure, but these days there speshei retroviral drugs to AIDS thus helping those infected to live longer.


HIV and AIDS in Africa
The truth is: More than two million people in Kenya are infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
The fact is that: In Uganda AIDS is the leading cause of death for those aged between 15 to 49 years.
The fact is: AIDS has affected women more than men, especially young people aged from 15 to 24 years.
The fact is that: Infection of HIV among adults in urban areas is almost two times higher than in rural areas.
The fact is that: Almost 150,000 Kenyans die of AIDS every year.
UNAIDS report 2004
What is HIV?
is an abbreviation for Human Immunodefeciency vinavyoua Virus virus that is immune. HIV is the virus is capable of distracting your body's defense against infection.

Many people think that people who have the virus, have AIDS, the fact is that the HIV virus that causes AIDS so, that is probably a person to have the virus for long periods without suffering AIDS. This means he can have HIV without knowing it, nor see any indication - that time if care is not taken can infect someone else.

What is AIDS?
Word AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Here are HIV infected immune vimeshambulia extent that his body no longer assert wauwezi defense against infection.

So show signs of different illnesses and even cancer, then they said that they have HIV. That is when their immune systems are very weak, and infections alo it becomes difficult to treat and then when infection leads to death.

Note that everyone encounter germs that cause disease, but if your breathing is stable not easy to infection and even if you find it easy to treat but for those living with HIV their immunity is weakened so much that he met with nuclei is easy for him to get the disease and even if he treated it takes time to recover.

But it is important to know that these days there is a special medicine for people with HIV that reduces HIV edge. These drugs help prevent the HIV virus to multiply in the body. However, until now virtually no vaccine against HIV and no cure for AIDS.

But how yalivyoimarika treatment in the last few decades, means that the lives of some people with HIV can be extended for several years.

How HIV infection happens.

HIV is transmitted in the following ways:

Unprotected sex.
Sharing needles.
An infected mother can infect her son during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding.
Exposure to blood or other body fluids - eg infected blood ikipenya wound or abrasion.
Transfusion of infected blood.
You can not become infected through:


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Kissing, touching, or salutation hands.
Using collective dining facilities.
Coughing or sneezing go.
Insect bites like mosquitoes or bugs or animals.
through swimming pools.
Eating food prepared by someone with HIV.
Symptoms of HIV?

Many people infected with HIV, do not know if they are infected, because no symptoms occurring immediately after exposure.

Some people get fever, rash, joint pain and swelling tough, but these symptoms may occur between six weeks and three months after infection.

This is often said a person infected with HIV may not show any symptoms, but they can beware isipochukuliwa virus infecting people.

Treatment of antiretroviral AIDS

There is still no cure for AIDS, but there is a special medicine that can help those living with HIV to strengthen health thus increasing age.

What should I do if I feel I am infected with HIV?

The only way to discover whether you have HIV is to undergo HIV screening.

Examination of the HIV virus is not difficult.

All you have to do is visit the health center for contraception or (VCT). Here you will get advice - And if you're ready to proceed with the investigation, which is sent'll provide blood tests done, see if it has a virus. Results do not compete long-term release, and may Awaits.


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Perhaps itahijitaji investigation as once or twice so identifies with certainty whether a person is infected or not. This is because it takes a period of three months from the day of infection for the virus to be seen during the investigation.

Probably a matter of waiting for this time is the most difficult part of the procedure to detect the virus, but waiting there means that you will be sure of the outcome.

Services investigation of HIV are readily available. Contact your doctor or just visit a service center for reproductive health for young people as well as VCT. If you have concerns about your stored secret, do not be afraid.

In many clinics there are mechanisms hidden kuhifandhi ambitious customer. All this you will be notified by your consultant, including how uchunzguzi that you made, what you will receive answers to even get more advice on how to live positively if unfortunately already been clearly shown to be infectious.

Note: If you have had unprotected sex, or do you think there is any possibility that you are infected with HIV is advisable to undergo the examination.

Stop risking your life and the rest - Choice is going to undergo HIV screening can be tough, but it is reasonable for you and others to seek help and expert advice as early as possible.

How to avoid transmission of HIV.

Do not engage in unprotected sex. Use gloves every time you have sex. The fact is that no sex relatively safe to use 100 percent prevention is to reduce the risk of contracting HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. So always use a condom and follow the instructions perfectly.
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As a person transmitted HIV.

Someone ambukiwa HIV virus like the HIV virus will enter its blood vessels, while its body fluids yae yatatangamana with someone who is already infected.

The HIV virus is found in abundance EYE This body fluids of someone who is already infected.

blood
Sperm / Semen
Vaginal fluids, including menstrual
Breast milk
Naturally other secretions of an infected person as saliva, sweat and urine does not contain a large number of viruses, enough to infect another.

That's because HIV infection occurs mostly through sex and who ambuzwa, scaled infected blood, infected mothers breastfeed, or sharing needles and victim etc. And such other relevant conditions.

During sex virus can penetrate and got one another through the fleshy parts of the vagina, penis, a small fraction of the need to adopt and even pass through the great need for those who use it for sex.

Making love in a state that is dry genitals increases the risk of infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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This is in a situation of having sex while the genital area that does not have its normal moist. This increases the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Some people have the belief that women with vaginal moisture unvyevu much, love too much sex so adultery.

The fact is that women Source provides the fluid when preparing their bodies making love. "Be ready for love" does not mean that you're ready to have sex with just anyone! And if the wife is not "ready to make love," and proceeded to have sexual dry, (whether forced or voluntary) causes pain to the woman, and causing aggravating circumstances kupujuka also the risk of infection.

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Risks for your child

It has been estimated that between 25 percent and 45 women with HIV, and have also pregnant, they can infect their unborn children. For this they need expert advice and special medication to reduce the risk infecting their children.

HIV can be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman, to the unborn child in three ways:

When the baby is still in the womb, where the virus can spread from the mother to the maternity homes.
At delivery, where a child can be moved with vaginal secretions or other fluids from the mother.
During breastfeeding, where the virus can be transmitted through breast milk is sucked.
The possibility of infecting the baby during childbirth is greater if the mother has a huge load of virus in her body and her breathing was already weak. Before the wife who is infected with any medical assistance given first will undergo a blood test to see the rate of virus in the body and its immune state in general.

As his breathing would be consistent with a small amount of virus is implanted, you may not need medication until the end that is the end of pregnancy after 24 weeks.

But if the viral load is high and immunity is weak, they may be using a special drug antiretroviral AIDS, advance to reduce the possibility of infecting the baby.

The risk of infant HIV can be reduced to between percent, one and two percent only if the following measures will be considered.

Getting treatment to combat HIV

Right now there is no evidence to suggest that using drugs to fight HIV antiviral (ARV), kunamletea harm the mother and the unborn child.
Medicines to fight the virus, especially AZT, has been confirmed for the largest percentage reduction, the risk of the virus to infect a mother to her child during pregnancy.
If you already use these ARV drugs, and was found to be u-pregnant, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Usually it is advisable to continue treatment, but may ikakulazimu switching medications. In any case, do not hesitate to use the drug without consulting a doctor.
Nowadays it is possible given ARV drugs to deal with HIV through blood vessels during labor. It is believed that doing so reduces the risk of the virus infecting the baby during the movement of labor.
Also, your child is usually given drugs to combat the virus in order to prevent any possibility of infection.
Bearing cesarean

If you choose to give birth by Caesarean ways, namely by caesarean section refers to, can minimize to a large percentage, the risk of mother her baby HIV.
This process protects the child should be struck with blood or other body fluids and also means that you will not find the accompanying pain and agony of a long time of reproduction, the state will contribute a credible possibility of mother to infant.
breastfeeding

It is recommended that women with HIV should not breast-feed their children, but to use substitute milk, or dairy cattle as a special meal for the children.
That alone regarded as the element to reduce the risk of contracting the virus for child between 10 to 20 percent.