Symptoms of AIDS
Depression is one of the first symptoms of Aids, and of course, can be mistaken for the regular blahs or a temporary mood. However, depression is more profound than sadness and includes lethargy and a lack of interest in activities that were once enjoyable.
Diarrhea thrush or a bad taste in one’s mouth and a white coating on the tongue or the gums, these problems occur because the body is no longer able to fight off minor infections and the patient is more vulnerable to microbes.
Rapid weight loss and lip dystrophy are symptoms of aids that affect the proper distribution of body fats. One’s arms may be bony while there may be buildups of fat on the stomach or behind the neck. This happens because the HIV virus attacks the mitochondria, or the cells which digest fats.
Patients with AIDS have had their immune system depleted by HIV and are very susceptible to such opportunistic infections. Common symptoms are fevers, sweats (particularly at night), swollen glands, chills, weakness, and weight loss.
The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. These are called opportunistic infections.
Respiratory Symptoms – Some of the most serious symptoms of HIV involve the respiratory system. Symptoms associated with breathing and respiration usually occur later in course of the disease. Unfortunately, many people’s first symptom of HIV involves the respiratory system, illustrating why HIV testing is so important. Any cough or shortness of breath could be a sign of bacterial pneumonia or pneumocystis.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make “antibodies,” special molecules to fight HIV. Many people are HIV-positive but don’t get sick for many years. As HIV disease continues, it slowly wears down the immune system. Viruses, parasites, fungi and bacteria that usually don’t cause any problems can make you very sick if your immune system is damaged. The virus, which is transmitted from one individual to another through the exchange of body fluids (such as blood or semen), attacks white blood cells, thereby causing the body to lose its capacity to ward off infection. As a result, many AIDS patients die of opportunistic infections that strike their debilitated bodies.
Treatment of AIDS
Antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection consists of drugs which work against HIV infection itself by slowing down the replication of HIV in the body. For antiretroviral treatment to be effective for a long time, it has been found that you need to take more than one antiretroviral drug at a time. This is what is known as Combination Therapy. The term Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is used to describe a combination of three or more anti-HIV drugs. This has been highly beneficial to many HIV-infected individuals since its introduction in 1996 when the protease inhibitor-based HAART initially became available. Current optimal HAART options consist of combinations (or “cocktails”) consisting of at least three drugs belonging to at least two types, or “classes,” of antiretroviral agents.
Prevention are based on avoiding exposure to the virus or, failing that, an antiretroviral treatment directly after a highly significant exposure, called post-exposure prophylaxis PEP has a very demanding four week schedule of dosage. It also has very unpleasant side effects including diarrhea, malaise, nausea and fatigue.
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What are the symptoms of corrosive and non-corrosive poison ingestion? What are the first aid treatment for…
…for them? Why is there an important difference in the first aid treatment?
The main difference in first aid treatment for corrosive and non-corrosive poison ingestion is whether or not to induce vomiting. With a non-corrosive, you will want to induce vomiting. With corrosive, you DO NOT want to induce vomiting.
For corrosive poison ingestion, you will want to give the victim water and/or milk and seek immediate emergency medical care. The milk and/or water (especially milk) will help in nuetralizing the acid. If vomiting is induced, it raises the risk of damage being done to to the esophogaus.
For non-corrosive poison ingestion, you can induce vomiting for the victim. You will want to induce the vomiting with Ipecac Syrup and water. If no Ipecac is available, give victim a lot of water and induce vomiting by placing a flat object (such as the end of a spoon) at the back of the victim’s throat. You will also want to seek emergency medical care for this type of poisoning as well.
In both types of poison ingestion, you will need to keep (if possible) the contained that the poison was in. This will help the emergency medical personnel a lot of help in treating the victim.
Some symptoms of poisoning include: unusual smells/stains on clothing, unusual breath odor, sudden drowsiness, stomach pains, lethargy, profuse sweating, discoloration of skin, drooling, loss of ability to control bodily functions, and irritability or any other drastic mood change. Signs of severe poisoning include: fever, intense thirst, increased rate of breathing and/or heart rate, convulsions or other uncontrollable muscle twitches, pinpoint pupils, and unconsicousness.
In all poisoning situations, you first want to CALL 911, contact Poison Control, and initiate treatment until emergency medical personnel arrives.
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I am a paramedic
what the paramedic said is really the best answer. just rember whenever faced with a poisoning emergency call for help, including 911 and poison control.
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