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Complications could include:
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AIDS Dementia Complex
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
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Wasting Syndrome
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Opportunistic infections
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Cytomegalovirus Infection
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Immune reconstitution syndrome
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When a person is infected with HIV, the virus slowly begins to destroy that person's immune system. How fast this occurs differs in each individual.
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The use of these multi-drug therapies has significantly reduced the numbers of deaths, in this country, resulting from AIDS. The data is still inconclusive, but the potential exists to possibly prolong life indefinitely using these and other drug ...
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Presently, there is no cure for HIV infection or AIDS, nor is there a vaccine to prevent the HIV infection. However, there are new medications that help slow the progression of the infection and reduce the seriousness of HIV consequences in many p...
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The use of these multi-drug therapies, called highly active antiretroviral therapies or HAART, has significantly reduced the numbers of deaths in the United states resulting from AIDS. The data is still inconclusive, but the potential exists to pr...
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The prognosis for individuals with AIDS in recent years has improved significantly because of new drugs and treatments, and educational and preventive efforts. Women whose HIV infections are detected early and receive appropriate treatment survive...
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Tuberculosis(TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis(TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism: the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis is a chronic, infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs.Tuberculosis(TB) is caused by a bacteria that primarily attacks the lungs. An individual may be"TB infected," meaning the bacteria are in the body but are in an inactiv...
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Tuberculosis(TB) is a contagious and potentially fatal disease that can affect almost any part of the body but manifests mainly as an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tubercu...
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Kaposi''s sarcoma is a cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, and is often associated with AIDS.Before the AIDS epidemic, Kaposi''s sarcoma was seen mainly in elderly Italian and Jewish men, and rarely, in elderly women. Among this group, the tum...
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Kaposi''s sarcoma(KS) is a cancer of the skin, mucous membranes, and blood vessels; it is the most common form of cancer in AIDS patients. It was named for Dr.
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Kaposi''s sarcoma is a form of skin cancer that can involve internal organs. It is most often found in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome( AIDS), and can be fatal.Kaposi''s sarcoma(KS) was once a very rare form of cancer, primarily aff...
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Kaposi''s sarcoma(KS), also called multiple idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma, is a neoplastic disease associated especially with AIDS, usually affecting the skin and mucous membranes.Kaposi''s sarcoma(KS) is caused by herpesvirus 8. Malignant cells ar...
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(PCP) is a fungal infection of the lungs.PCP is a pneumonia caused by the fungal organism Pneumocystis carinii( now renamed Pneumocystis jiroveci). This organism is common in the environment and does not cause illness...
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Pneumocystis pneumonia is a lung infection that occurs primarily in people with weakened immune systems—especially people who are HIV-positive. The disease agent is an organism whose biological classification is still uncertain.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy(PML) is a rare disorder that damages the material( myelin) that covers and protects nerves in the white matter of the brain.The JC virus(JCV) causes PML. This virus is found in a lot of people, but usuall...
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy(PML) is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease caused by opportunistic infection of brain cells(oligodendrocytes and astrocytes) by the JC virus(JCV).PML is an opportunistic infection associated with...
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare, fatal disease of the white matter of the brain that almost solely strikes individuals who already have weakened immune systems.In progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, myelin(the substanc...
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Candidiasis is an infection caused by a species of the yeast Candida, usually Candida albicans. This is a common cause of vaginal infections in women.
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Candidiasis is an infection caused by a species of the yeast Candida, usually the Candida albicans fungus. Candida is found on various parts of the bodies of almost all normal people but causes problems in only a few.
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Candidiasis(thrush, monilia infection) is caused by a fungus that most commonly infects the mouth(usually of infants or persons with weakened immune systems), or the vagina(yeast infection). Another form of candidiasis causes painful inflammation ...
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Cytomegalic inclusion body disease(CIBD) is a condition caused by infection with cytomegalovirus(CMV), a type of herpes virus. A hallmark of CIBD is the periodic reappearance of symptoms throughout life, as the virus cycles through periods of late...
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Cytomegalovirus(CMV) is a virus related to the group of herpes viruses. Infection with CMV can cause no symptoms, or can be the source of serious illness in people with weak immune systems.
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Cytomegalovirus(CMV) is a virus related to the group of herpes viruses. Infection with CMV can cause.no symptoms or can be the source of serious illness in people with weak immune systems.
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As the name indicates, cytomegalovirus(CMV) disease is a virus infection. It is caused by herpes virus type 5, and it takes two forms.
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