A reminder for the HIV population/AIDS what is the difference?

Until now, many people confuse the two concepts HIV and AIDS, let's deal, what's the difference?!

HIV – the human immunodeficiency virus.

Virus – the smallest microorganism that multiplies in living cells.

Immunodeficiency is a pathological state in which the immune system is not working properly, causing the disease, caused by infectious process, the flow is heavier, repeated often, and last longer than usual.

Person – this means that HIV lives and reproduces only in humans.

The human immunodeficiency virus getting into the body causes the disease – HIV infection.

HIV is only transmitted in three ways:

• "Blood to blood" - when using non-sterile needles, syringes, solutions for injections, infected blood of the patient,
• Sexual transmission – if any (without a condom) sexual contact
• From mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

• HIV is not transmitted through:
• Shaking hands, hugging, kissing,
• Saliva, sweat, urine, feces, tears,
• When you cough, sneeze,
• Dishes, linens,
• Through contacts with animals, insect bites,
• When visiting bath, basin, toilet.

The last stage of the disease is called AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome person).

Syndrome – signs of a particular disease.

Acquired – acquired during a person's life.

Immunodeficiency – loss of body's ability to fight infection.

The symptoms of AIDS are constantly emerging diseases: pneumonia, tuberculosis, cytomegalovirus infection, herpes and others.