Introduction
HIV is a common term associated with a syndrome called AIDS. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV and AIDS are caused by the HIV virus. There are numerous ways in which HIV virus can be transferred from one infected body, to another person. There was ignorance among many people across the world about the transmission techniques of this HIV virus and the HIV AIDS diseases, especially in countries where education is lacking.
In order to identify whether you are affected with HIV AIDS diseases, you need to know about the symptoms of these diseases.
Step 1
Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common form of Pulmonary disease affecting the people infected with HIV virus and suffering from HIV AIDS diseases. Earlier, in countries where the medical facilities a large number of people died because of such diseases. But when this disease is diagnosed the rate of CD4 cells within the blood stream of the HIV AIDS diseases infected people, is found to be around 200. Therefore, a blood test after the symptoms related to pneumocystis pneumonia can help the individual.
Step 2
In HIV AIDS diseases infected people, gastrointestinal issues like esophagitis can be seen. This disease though caused by mycobacterium in few cases, is actually rare. Generally, this disease is either caused by Herpes Simplex Virus or Cytomegalic Virus. Even fungal infections are also possible. This disease will cause the enlargement of the liver section, since by then the HIV AIDS diseases infected people have already decreased their immunity level, within the body, due to the HIV Virus.
Step 3
This is another popular disease seen in HIV AIDS diseases infected people. The problem is that this disease is very easily transmissible via the respiratory route and even the symptoms are not easily detectable. Thus, it is very difficult to diagnose such patients affected both with Tuberculosis and HIV AIDS, but proper and effective detection can help in the diagnosis. Actually, it is this tuberculosis that caused the death of millions of HIV AIDS diseases infected people every year.
Step 4
Generally, various forms of benign and malignant tumors can develop in people infected with the HIV virus, but Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancer that is most common in HIV-infected people.
Step 5
This sarcoma was initially found in early 1980s in Homo sexual individual, and was caused by the Gamma herpes virus. It can even infect the mouth parts, and is visible as purple colored nodules in the body.
Tips
Often, the person infected with the HIV virus is unable to fight even a common cold. It is best to see the doctor at the first symptom of a cold.
