HIV (AIDS, Human Immunodeficiency)

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AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection. It can also be spread by contact with infected blood, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding. It can take years before HIV weakens your immune system to the point that you have AIDS. There's no cure for HIV-AIDS, but there are medications that can dramatically slow the progression of the disease. These drugs have reduced AIDS deaths in many developed nations. But HIV continues to decimate populations in Africa, Haiti and parts of Asia.

Symptoms:

Laboratory Test Procedures:

swollen lymph nodes
fatigue
easy fatigue
fever
muscle aches
muscle tenderness
skin rash
headache
sore throat
mouth sores
sores
joint aches
sweating
diarrhea
weight loss
coughing
coughing at night
shortness of breath

Neutrophil %
Lymphocyte %
Neutrophil Absolute
Lymphocyte Absolute
Calcium
HIV 1/HIV 2 Ab
Protein, Total
Calcium (Ca) (URINE TEST)
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