Thursday, February 5, 2009

* Aids * (Symptoms Of Disease)


The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. These are called opportunistic infections. People with AIDS have had their immune system depleted by HIV and are v...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 19, 2008
Because HIV destroys immune system cells, AIDS is a disease that can affect any of the body's major organ systems. HIV attacks the body through three disease processes: immunodeficiency, autoimmunity, and nervous system dysfunction. Immunodeficien...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

The cause of primary AIDS is infection with the HIV virus, transmitted via infected blood or body fluids. Methods of transmission of the virus include unprotected sex, especially anal intercourse; occupational needle stick or body fluid splash, wh...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Because HIV destroys immune system cells, AIDS is a disease that can affect any of the body's major organ systems. HIV attacks the body through three disease processes: immunodeficiency, autoimmunity, and nervous system dysfunction. Immunodeficien...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Almost all symptoms of AIDS can occur with other diseases. The general physical examination may range from normal findings to symptoms that are closely associated with AIDS. These symptoms are hairy leukoplakia of the tongue and Kaposi's sarcoma. ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine