The U.S. has step forwarded to stop the dispersion of AIDS on priority basis, not only for humanity, but because the AIDS disaster has put the prosperity and development of nations on stake, around the world. Today, USAID is a part of U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the largest and most widespread AIDS program in the world.

To diagnose HIV infection, you can use home HIV test kit for quick result without wasting any time instead of conventional ELISA and Western Blot methods to minimize the Window period and the risk of HIV transmission.

Symptoms

The unique symptoms of AIDS do not normally develop in person with healthy immunity. These symptoms of AIDS are some time also referred as opportunistic infections.

HIV infected patients have had their immune system weakened by virus and are highly prone to these opportunistic infections. Common symptoms are constant fevers, night sweating, swollen glands, weakness, and unusual weight loss.

Causes

AIDS has been ranked as 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. and three million people die due to this disease globally. 42 million people around the world are currently infected with this disease.

HIV has been found in saliva, tears, nervous system tissue and spinal fluid, blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. However, only blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk generally transmits infection to others.

The virus can be transmitted through:

• Sexual contact — including vaginal, anal and oral sex
• From mother to its new born — a pregnant woman can transmit HIV to her fetus through blood circulation, or a nursing mother can transmit through lactation.
• Intravenous drug users who share needles
• People engaging in unprotected sex
• Sexual partners of those who participate in high-risk activities (such as anal sex)

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