World AIDS Day 2023: AIDS is a serious disease which can prove fatal. There are a lot of misconceptions and hesitation among people regarding this disease due to which people have to suffer serious consequences. World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on 1 December to create awareness among the people. So that the spread of HIV infection can be prevented and awareness can be created among the people about the AIDS epidemic. Although most people do not even know the difference between HIV and AIDS, they delay treatment and put their lives at risk. Today on World AIDS Day, let us tell you what is the difference between HIV and AIDS.
What is HIV?
HIV is a virus. The HIV virus infects and destroys the body’s immune system cells, making it difficult to fight other diseases. HIV destroys or weakens the body’s immune system and causes AIDS.
what is AIDS?
AIDS is a disease caused by HIV infection. Which is the last and most serious stage of this infection. People with AIDS have very low white blood cell counts and their immune systems are also severely damaged.
Difference between HIV and AIDS
According to research, the biggest difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is a virus that weakens the immune system and AIDS is a condition or disease that occurs due to HIV infection because the immune system of the body is very weak. . If a person is not infected with HIV, he cannot suffer from AIDS. However, it is also true that not all people with HIV develop AIDS. But if HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS.
Who can get HIV?
People also have the belief that HIV can infect only a few people but this is not completely true. Anyone can get HIV by coming in contact with the virus. But lesbians, gays or even bisexuals, Africans and Hispanics are more likely to be infected quickly by this virus.
symptoms of hiv
Not everyone has HIV symptoms; Some people can be infected with HIV even if they have no symptoms. If a person has any of the following symptoms, he should get tested for HIV and if the report is positive, he should start treatment so that HIV does not progress into AIDS.
Skin rashes, fever,
Tiredness
feel cold,
in the mouth
wounds, sores
soreness in,
pain in nerves,
night sweats,
swollen lymph nodes
How is HIV spread?
This virus can spread through the blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, rectal fluid of an infected person. The virus can also enter the body through the mouth, anus, penis, vagina or through a break in the skin. HIV is not spread through saliva, which means that kissing does not spread the infection. HIV is usually spread through unprotected sex, needles shared by an infected person.
