TEMPO.CO, Jakarta: HIV will damage the immune system of patients. Multi-month, immunity will be damaged by attacks white blood cells called CD4. (Read: Artificial Blood Can Be Used in Two Years After)
The body prone to various diseases when the CD4 count is low, ie less than 350 cells of blood drops. So, how the HIV journey towards AIDS?
Yuli Simarmata, program manager Business Coalition on AIDS (IBCA), an organization formed by a combination of several companies that have concern for these AIDS say, it took a long time for HIV spread of AIDS.
"There are four stages through which HIV towards AIDS," said Yuli Tempo, Friday, November 28th, 2014.
In the first stage, HIV or time window. Average phase takes 1-3 months even up to 6 months. At the first stage HIV can still normal activities because in this phase is usually asymptomatic. (Read: Survey Results: The majority of AIDS Public Not Understand)
The second stage, or Asymptomatic HIV positive. This phase is the average for 5-10 years. In this phase, patients will have symptoms such as weight decreased 10 percent, respiratory tract infections, herpes zoster, kheilitis angular, ulcers in the mouth, pruritic papular eruption, seborrheic dermatitis, and fungal infections in nails.
Furthermore, the third stage, lymph node enlargement. This phase will take more than a month. In this phase, the patient will experience weight loss more than 10 percent, more than a month chronic diarrhea, fever of 37.5 Celsius more than a month, recurrent oral candidiasis, oral hairy leukoplakia, pulmonary tuberculosis, severe bacterial infections, stomatitis, acute ginggivitis, and anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia chronic.
then the fourth stage, AIDS. This phase is the peak. In this phase, patients with HIV wasting syndrome, pneumocystis pneumonia, herpes simplex infection, esophageal candidiasis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, cytomegalovirus infection, toxoplasmosis, mycobacterial infections, HIV encephalopathy, chronic cryptosporidiosis, and histoplamosis.
Do people with AIDS will die immediately? No. The number of CD4 + lymphocytes can be improved and maintained within safe limits. Yes, of course with a healthy lifestyle, avoid sources of infection and disease as well as taking antiretroviral drugs. (Read: People living with HIV / AIDS Malang Added 20 people per month)
RINA ATMASARI
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