HIV and AIDS
Asymptomatic Stage
Opportunistic Infection
Asymptomatic HIV infection is a phase of HIV/AIDS during which there are no symptoms of HIV infection. During this phase, the immune system in someone with HIV slowly weakens, but the person has no symptoms.
An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa) that take advantage of an opportunity
Universal Precautions
Universal precautions refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients' bodily fluids
Sexual Contact
HIV can be transferred to a person by having unprotected sex.
Shared Neddles
HIV can be caused by sharing needles for example sharing the same needle when inserting drugs or getting tatted.
Risky Behaviors
Contact with Blood
By touching other people's blood.
Mother to Baby
If the mother has HIV and is pregnant it transfer to the baby
HIV
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, if not treated
AIDS
a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.