scholarly journals HIV/AIDS in Children: Current Update

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Mirza Md Ziaul Islam ◽  
M Mizanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Human Immune Deficiency Virus ◽  
Repeated Infections ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency

Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection leading to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been a major cause of illness and death among children, teens and young adults worldwide. In recent years, HIV infection rates have been increasing rapidly among teens and young adults. The three main ways HIV is passed to a very young child are: intrauterine, at the time of birth and during breast feeding. Among the teens, the virus is most commonly spread through unprotected sex, sharing needles or in very rare cases by direct contact with an open wound of an infected person or through blood transfusion. A baby born with HIV infection most likely will appear healthy. But within 2 to 3 months after birth, an infected baby might begin to appear sick, with poor weight gain, repeated infections, and enlargement of lymph nodes, liver or spleen and neurological problems. Every pregnant woman should be tested for HIV to have a better chance of preventing transmission to her unborn child. Older kids, teens and adults are tested for HIV infection and if found positive should undergo protocolized treatment. There is no vaccine to prevent HIV and AIDS although researchers are working to develop one. Thus, prevention of HIV remains of worldwide importance.Bangladesh J Child Health 2015; VOL 39 (1) :30-37

scholarly journals HIV Infection and the Esophagus

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Linda Rabeneck
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Human Immune Deficiency Virus ◽  
Human Immune ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency ◽  
Esophageal Ulcers

The esophagus can be involved in human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection. Esophageal ulcers can occur as part of an acute (primary) HIV infection syndrome. ln addition. the esophagus can be involved with the neoplasms associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) – both Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Opportunistic infections may also involve the esophagus, most commonly candida and cytomegalovirus infection. It is important for gastroenterologists to be aware of the clinical features of these lesions and to be ready to carry out endoscopy to diagnose these lesions correctly.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Ebola Reclassification as Novel Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome (n-AIDS): Potential Curative Role for Immunomodulators.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Kelleni
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Human Immune Deficiency Virus ◽  
Human Immune ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency

SARS CoV-2, SARS, and MERS, the three highly contagious and relatively fatal coronaviruses which have evolved in only two decades and are anticipated to be joined by others, as well as the highly fatal Ebola virus disease have both similarities and differences to human immune deficiency virus (HIV) and its acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this manuscript, a suggested reclassification of COVID-19, Ebola, SARS, and MERS to be considered as a novel acute onset immune deficiency / immune dysrhythmic syndrome (n-AIDS) is provided aiming at a better quest for exploration of potential curative immunomodulators.

HIV: A Chronic Condition

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Daniel D. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Hiv Infection

By virtue of the success of anti-retroviral therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has evolved into a chronic disease in which the typical complications of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are no longer the dominant problem. Rather than dealing with acute and potentially life-threatening complications, clinicians are now confronted with managing a chronic disease that, in the absence of a cure, will persist for many decades.1 This review will focus on the longer term sequelae and consequences of chronic HIV infection.

AIDS and Tennessee: An Overview of Guidelines Protecting Workers in Tennessee with HIV and AIDS

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Ann E. Hackerman
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency

There has been a professed fear about having a coworker with AIDS. The workers feel threatened, the customers and clients boycott, and the employers are faced with numerous decisions, both morally and legally. The Harkin-Humphrey Amendment, which amended the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, has made it illegal to discriminate against employees or job applicants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). With this in mind, the Tennessee government offices are making strident efforts to educate and protect its citizens and workers from discrimination and harassment in regards to HIV and AIDS.

scholarly journals Epidemiology and the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome

2001 ◽  
Vol 356 (1410) ◽  
pp. 795-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. De Cock
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Ecological Association ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency ◽  
Hiv 1

Although acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first described in the USA in 1981, there is evidence that individual cases occurred considerably earlier in Central Africa, and serological and virological data show human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as far back as 1959. It is likely that HIV–1 infection in humans was established from cross–species transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus of chimpanzees, but the circumstances surrounding this zoonotic transfer are uncertain. This presentation will review how causality is established in epidemiology, and review the evidence (a putative ecological association) surrounding the hypothesis that early HIV–1 infections were associated with trials of oral polio vaccine (OPV) in the DRC. From an epidemiological standpoint, the OPV hypothesis is not supported by data and the ecological association proposed between OPV use and early HIV/AIDS cases is unconvincing. It is likely that Africa will continue to dominate global HIV and AIDS epidemiology in the near to medium–term future, and that the epidemic will evolve over many decades unless a preventive vaccine becomes widely available.

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