Symptoms of Aids
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Some patients show symptoms resembling infectious mononucleosis , which is a disease characterized by fever , sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes , caused by a virus Epsteinbarr , one of the herpes virus . The symptoms lasted for 3-14 days . Most of the symptoms will disappear , though still enlarged lymph nodes . Patients may show symptoms of HIV infection within a few years prior to infection or tumors that are typical for AIDS .
Symptoms such as :
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Weight loss
• intermittent fever
• Feeling unwell
• Tired
• Diarrhea recurrent
• Anemia
• Thrush ( fungal infection of the mouth )
The symptoms of AIDS from HIV infection itself as well as opportunistic infections and cancers . But few people with AIDS who died from the direct effects of HIV infection . Death usually occurs due to the cumulative effect of various oportuinistik infection or tumor . Terhada people who do not have AIDS , and disease organisms may normally only small effects, In one's health . But when the CD4 + lymphocytes of the patient continued to decline , particularly if up to 50 cells / Ml , the nomal disease can quickly lead to death .
Some opportunistic infections and cancers are characteristic of the emergence of AIDS :
1 . thrush
Excessively candid mildew in the mouth throat or vagina . Usually an infection that first appears .
Recurrent vaginal yeast infections are difficult to treat is often an early symptom of HIV in women . But this kind of infection can also roasted occur in healthy women due to various factors , such as birth control pills , antibiotics , and hormonal changes .
2 . pneumonia pneumokistik
Pneumocystis carinii is a fungal pneumocystik terjad recurrent opportunistic infections in patients with AIDS . This infection is often a serious infection first appeared . Until now , treatment has not been found and how to prevent it , so menyeabkan death in patients with HIV infection .
3 . Toskoplasmosis
Chronic infection by Toxoplasma often occur in children . If reactivation occurs , then gondii can cause severe infections . Especially in the brain .
4 . tuberculosis
Dijangkit by many tuberculosis patients with HIV infection . Tuberadan kulosis more mematika could faint when attacking people with HIV infection . In patients with an advanced stage , patients with tuberculosis will mengaami weight loss , fever , diarrhea , caused by mycobacterium avium mikrobakterium types .
5 . Digestive Tract Infection
Gastrointestinal infection by Cryptosporidium parasites often found in people with AIDS . This parasite may be from contaminated food or water . Symptoms include severe diarrhea .
6 . Leukoensefalopati progressive multifocal
Leukoensefalopati progressive multifocal is a viral infection in the brain that can affect the neurological function of patients . Initial symptom is usually a loss of power of the arms or legs and loss of coordination or balance . Within a few days atu weeks , the patient was unable to walk atu stand Normally , bebeapa months later the patient will die .
7 . Infection by cytomegalovirus
Cederung recurrent infections occur in advanced stages of an attack is often the eye's retina , causing blindness . Treatment with anti- virus can mngendlikan cytomegalovirus .
8 . sarcoma Kopasi
Kopasi sarcoma is a tumor that is not painful , red to purple , a prominent patches on the skin .
9 . cancer
Can also occur lymph node cancer ( lymphoma ) that originally appeared in the brain or in the internal organs . Women with cervical cancer tend AIDS . Homosexual men are also susceptible to rectal cancer .
DIAGNOSIS
Examination is relatively simpler and accurate blood test called an ELISA test . The examination can detect the presence of antibodies to HIV . If the tests done regularly , then the test results will be more accurate . If the ELISA test showed the presence of HIV infection . then on the same blood samples yan repeated ELISA tests will be done to ensure the test results . There is a period where antibiodi not positive . Ie, a few weeks after infection with HIV . This period was a period of senstif to detect viral antigen P24 . Belakngan P24 antigen is used to screen donated blood for transfusion kepesrluan .
If the second ELISA test results are positive, then the step is berikutnaya confirm the diagnosis with a blood test that is more accurate and more expensive , the Western smear test . More specific than the ELISA test , Western smear tests can also determine the presence of antibodies to HIV .
juli.antonio,tipsehat,2009,jakarta:Mizan hlm 95-98
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