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World AIDS Day
The focus of World AIDS Day, this year is clearly engraved in the vision statement - Stop AIDS and Keep the Promise. The red ribbon has been a celebrated symbol of World AIDS day campaign.
Many a battle has emerged victorious due to the power of inventive strategy and effective leadership. This battle against a legendary immunodeficiency disease, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS has increased in intensity in the past few years. This year focuses on the role of effective leadership and strategy in controlling the spread of the disease.
AIDS is not only a debilitating disease, but it is also associated with discrimination and stigma from loved ones and society.
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Mode of Transmission
To understand this dreaded disease, it is imperative to understand the route the virus takes. Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is transmitted through-
- Infected blood, breast milk
- Infected vaginal fluid,
- Infected semen
HIV can also be transmitted from an HIV infected mother to her fetus during pregnancy or childbirth or even while breast-feeding. HIV can also be transmitted through mouth ulcers, and other dental problems especially with the gums.
It must be noted that kissing or mere physical contact with HIV infected people cannot transmit infection. Sneezing or coughing cannot spread HIV. Sharing vessels and using the same toilets cannot spread HIV.
Knowing your status
Testing for HIV is performed at different intervals of 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months following exposure, to verify the HIV infection. The common test employed to detect antibodies are called the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which is the first test to be performed.
Another test, the Western Blot, is performed after the ELISA Test to confirm the results. This test is considered to be more specific in comparison to ELISA .
Managing AIDS
Antiretroviral HIV drugs have been the mainstay of treatment programs.
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