The virus known as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) targets the immune system of the body. HIV can result in AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) if it is not treated.
As of right now, there's no real remedy. People who contract HIV are infected for life.
But HIV can be managed with the right medical attention. When receiving good treatment, people with HIV can live long, healthy lives and safeguard their relationships.
One species of chimpanzee in Central Africa is responsible for the HIV infection of humans. Research indicates that HIV may have entered humans from chimpanzees as early as the late 1800s.
The virus is known as simian immunodeficiency virus in chimpanzees. When people killed these chimps for food and came into contact with their contaminated blood, it was most likely transmitted to humans.
HIV gradually expanded throughout Africa over many years, then to other regions of the world. The virus has been present in the US at least since the middle to end of the 1970s.
In the absence of medication, HIV-positive individuals usually go through three stages. However, HIV medication can halt or lessen the disease's course. Progressing to Stage 3 (AIDS) is less common now than it was in the early years of HIV due to advancements in therapy.
Acute HIV Infection in Stage 1
People are very contagious and have high blood levels of HIV.
Symptoms of the flu are common.
Get tested if you suspect you may have been exposed to HIV and you experience flu-like symptoms.
Stage 2: Persistent Infection
Clinical latency or asymptomatic HIV infection are other names for this phase.
HIV is still alive and keeps proliferating within the body.
During this stage, people may not exhibit any symptoms or become ill, yet theythe most serious HIV infection stage.
HIV can spread quickly and easily among those who have AIDS, as evidenced by their high viral loads.
The immune systems of AIDS patients are severely compromised. They are susceptible to developing more and more serious illnesses or opportunistic infections.
Those with AIDS usually live for three years without HIV treatment.
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