AIDS Damien Robinson and Chris Diaz by Damien Robinson https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe Cancer en-us 2017-03-03 15:21:40 UTC 2023-01-21 17:45:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png DEFINITIONa disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159001857 2017-03-09 15:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159001857 Signs of aids may be a rapid weight loss. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159004046 2017-03-09 15:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159004046 Recurring fever or profuse night sweats. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159004964 2017-03-09 15:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159004964 Extreme and unexplained tiredness. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159005194 2017-03-09 15:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159005194 Prolonged swelling of the lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159005434 2017-03-09 15:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159005434 Another common way of getting it is by sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with HIV. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159006412 2017-03-09 15:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159006412 You can get HIV from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159006715 2017-03-09 15:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159006715 The primary tests for diagnosing HIV and AIDs include: ELISA Test — ELISA, which stands for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, is used to detect HIV infection. 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159009954 2017-03-09 15:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159009954 If an ELISA test is positive, the Western blot test is usually administered to confirm the diagnosis 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159010551 2017-03-09 15:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159010551 Spreads by sexual contact 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011403 2017-03-09 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011403 Facts 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011466 2017-03-09 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011466 Requires a medical diagnosis 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011982 2017-03-09 15:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159011982 Prevention 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159012260 Wear protection when having sex]]> 2017-03-09 15:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159012260 Treatments 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159012724 HIV cannot be cured but treatments may help.]]> 2017-03-09 15:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159012724 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159013798 2017-03-09 15:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159013798 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159014283 2017-03-09 15:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159014283 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159014968 2017-03-09 15:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159014968 https://www.avert.org/about-hiv-aids/what-hiv-aids 141223 https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159015476 2017-03-09 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/141223/e07zrrg8zjwe/wish/159015476