AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) has already killed 20 million people (20 years to date). As the last stage of HIV (immunodeficiency virus) action, AIDS is incurable and does not cause death.
A weakened human body, due to the destruction of the immune system, cannot resist any infections, and as a result, infection occurs. In this article, we will look at the symptoms of AIDS in women, because the disease develops more rapidly in them.
Signs of illness
When it enters a woman's body, HIV does not manifest itself in any way for many years, while internal forces are fighting it. In rare cases, the following symptoms may appear in the first weeks of infection:
• increase in temperature;
• sore throat, larynx;
• bowel disorder;
• swollen lymph nodes in the groin area, armpits and neck.
Symptoms of AIDS in women appear already at the last stage of infection, when the level of lymphocytes drops sharply and immunity falls. Characteristic diseases begin to appear, such as herpes, recurrent pneumonia, cytomegalovirus infection.
Direct symptomsAIDS in women
1. Regular fever. This raises the temperature and increases perspiration.
2. Atypical spots and formations appear in the oral cavity.
3. Eruptions on the skin. Certain redness and rashes are also indicative of AIDS. Symptoms (see photo above) are presented in this article.
4. Vaginal infection.
5. Diseases and pathologies of the small pelvis, which are practically not amenable or difficult to treat.
6. Atypical smear from the cervix. With a destroyed immune system, a woman's body is no longer able to fight viruses, and even such a disease, which a he althy body can cope with instantly, acts destructively.
Pregnancy and AIDS
At the HIV stage, pregnancy proceeds quite standardly and does not affect the future mother and fetus, but if the symptoms of AIDS in women are detected during pregnancy, then there is a high probability of complications, such as:
• early birth;
• small fruit weight;
• regular and heavy bleeding;
• anemia;
• high risk of stillbirth.
A reasonable question arises as to whether AIDS is transmitted to the child from the mother? Transmission of the virus can be done in three ways. Firstly, in the prenatal period in the womb through a damaged placenta. Secondly, during childbirth, when the baby comes into contact with the mother's mucosa. Thirdly, when breastfeeding. However, in each of these cases there is a possibilityminimize the risk of infection. This is done by medication.
Prevention
What are the symptoms of AIDS, we have already considered, it remains to find out how to protect yourself from infection with the immunodeficiency virus. There are three simple guidelines:
1. Practice safe sex. The use of condoms is mandatory, especially if the woman has multiple sexual partners.
2. Accustom yourself to a he althy lifestyle. Proper nutrition and exercise have a positive effect on the body and strengthen it.
3. Observe all the rules of sanitation and personal hygiene at all times.
