HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection has now spread to all countries in the cosmos and has infected more than 40 million people worldwide at the end of 2003. More than 1.1 million people in the USA have been infected with HIV. The scourge of HIV has been particularly devastating in Sub-Saharan Africa. The proportion of women in the crowd those adults who are infected with HIV is increasing.
HIV is actual in the blood and genital secretions of virtually all people infected with HIV, regardless of whether or not they have symptoms. The spread of HIV can occur when these secretions come into contact with tissues such as those overlap the vagina, anal region, mouth or eyes (mucous membranes), or with a break in the skin, like a break or perforation by a needle.
What are the being symptoms of HIV infection?
Many people do not develop symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, get a flu syndrome within three to six weeks exposure to the virus. The disease, called acute HIV syndrome, May include fever, headache, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear in a week to one month and are every hour confused with another viral infection.
