China's HIV infection rate for the whole population is about 9 out of 10,000, and the epidemic is at a low prevalence level compared with other countries, with reference to international standards.
But due to the large population base in China, the absolute number of infections is still large despite the low infection rate.
According to a joint assessment by the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNAIDS, and the World Health Organization (WHO), as of the end of 2018, China is estimated to have about 1.25 million surviving HIV-infected people, with an estimated 80,000 or so new infections per year.
So where does AIDS really come from? Why is it so hard to cure?
In the late 1970s
the U.S. National Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Los Angeles
discovered a strange disease:
The patient's immune system had nearly collapsed
He was also infected with a variety of other unusual illnesses
And worse yet
all the medical treatment was to no avail
.
Then it became clear that more and more people were getting the disease
and that the sufferers had one ****ing thing in common - they were all gay men
So some researchers simply called the disease
However, over time
some women, heterosexual men, hemophiliacs, and other people with hemophilia
have been infected with a variety of other unusual diseases
What's worse
is that all medical treatments have failed to help.
Some women, heterosexual men, hemophiliacs,
syringe drug addicts, and even children
In 1982
the disease was named by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
To cure a persistent disease
you have to get to the source
So the CDC organized a team of
cancer experts, parasitologists, parasitic disease specialists, and other experts
who were all trained in the art of cancer.
So the CDC assembled a team
of cancer specialists, parasitologists,
virologists, and sociologists
who, through multiple samples, analyses, and studies in multiple locations
deduced that an "HIV-like virus"
first appeared in 1908 in the monkey and the orangutan
. Orangutans and monkeys have strong immunity
30 to 70 percent of monkeys infected with HIV-like viruses
carry the virus without developing it
Once the virus enters the human body
it can take over the human body with impunity.
Gradually, the virus evolved into the human AIDS virus
In a time of underdeveloped medical care
once infected, it was a death sentence
So how did AIDS spread so quickly?
Although cheap, non-sterile, disposable plastic syringes
have been widely used in medicine and healthcare since the 1950s
, in economically underdeveloped Africa
a single syringe can be used thousands of times
resulting in the rapid spread of the virus from one population to the next
In the 1960s
the virus was spreading rapidly, and in the 1960s
the virus was spreading rapidly.
In the 1960s
HIV gradually traveled through the Caribbean
to the eastern and southeastern United States
and then on to Europe and Asia
Now, the world is in deep trouble
How frightening is this virus!
In 2002, AIDS, the leading journal on AIDS, reported that
without treatment with antiretroviral drugs
an infected person
survives for a median of only 9 months from the time they officially enter the "onset of AIDS"
and then lives to tell the tale. The median duration of the asymptomatic period for an infected person is only 9.2 months
The duration of the asymptomatic period for an infected person can be as long as 2 years or as long as 20 years
The duration of this period depends on the route of infection
Typically
4-5 years for people who have been infected through bloodstreams
Sexual infections are generally 11-13 years
If a person has been infected through bloodstreams, he or she can survive for as long as he or she wishes.
If an infected person remains asymptomatic for 13 years
they can be called a "long term survivor"
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At present, there is a lack of effective medications to cure HIV worldwide
.
The goal of treatment at this stage is:
That is to say, with the current level of medical care
AIDS can only be controlled, not cured
There is an issue to be noted:
It is not the same thing
A person infected with HIV does not have to develop the disease right away
The disease develops after the person is said to have AIDS
At the moment, a person infected with HIV does not need to develop the disease right away. p>
Currently, HIV infection in humans can be broadly categorized into two types
in terms of their genetic makeup
This confirms the findings that HIV
was originally derived from primates
The main difference between the two types is that
HIV-1 is more prevalent
when immune cells in the body of infected people
are no longer able to fight HIV. p> When the immune cells in an infected person's body
are no longer able to fight off HIV
this marks the final stage of HIV infection
called the "symptomatic stage"
It is at this point that the infected person becomes HIV-positive
their immune system has been eroded to the point where it is nearly broken
Some common illnesses can be fatal, and some of these illnesses can be fatal. A few common illnesses can kill an AIDS patient
February 2011
A middle-aged man
was admitted to the hospital with a sore throat, hemoptysis, fever, and respiratory distress
Clinically, the patient was considered to have a lung infection
but was eventually diagnosed as
HIV-negative with KS
due to the progression to end-stage AIDS
and was then admitted to the hospital.
The man died two weeks after his diagnosis
However, one person with AIDS did get cured
the only one in the world!
The lucky man is Timothy Brown from the United States
He is known as the "Berlin Patient" because he lives in Berlin
Brown smiling on the street (image from the internet)
Brown was unlucky enough to be struck down by AIDS and leukemia.
His health was deteriorating and he was on the verge of death
However, just when his life was about to "hit the bottom"
he met his savior, Dr. Hutt
On the advice of the doctor, who specializes in hematology
Brown decided to take the plunge.
Brown decided to treat his leukemia first
In February 2007, he received a bone marrow transplant.
As it turned out, the transplant not only cured his leukemia
but also his AIDS!
And, after more than 3 years of clinical observation
he couldn't find HIV in his body
It turns out that the CCR5 gene in the donor's bone marrow
is able to protect against HIV!
Previous studies have found
that the gene is found only in a small number of northern Europeans
Since then, the hospital has found six more patients
with both AIDS and leukemia
and followed the same procedure
of transplanting bone marrow with the gene
However, none of them have succeeded
.
The patients died of either leukemia
or complications from the stem cell transplants
All the same, the HIV virus remained in their bodies
and so Brown remains the world's first
and only person to have been cured of HIV
In July 2012
at the World AIDS Conference
held in Washington DC
, the United States, the first and only person in the world with AIDS to be cured of the disease was Dr. Brown. At the World AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., USA, in July 2012
Brown announced the creation of a foundation in his honor
to work with research institutions around the world
to find a definitive cure for HIV
Although there is no cure for AIDS
it is possible to take medication to block the virus in the earliest stages of the disease
and to take medication to block the virus in the earliest stages of the disease
In the early stages of the disease, when the patient has had high-risk behaviors
he will be cured. After high-risk behaviors
(condomless sex or **** with needles and syringes, etc.)
The sooner the better
After the onset of the disease
Most people with HIV will need to be treated with medication
A recent report from 2017 states
that the clinically accepted treatment for HIV
is "antiretroviral therapy" (or ART)
This treatment can reduce the virus
in a patient's body to a level similar to that of a normal person
but it can't eliminate it completely
Once a patient stops receiving treatment
the virus can go back to replicating wildly
That means that the virus can't be removed from the patient's body
once the patient stops receiving the treatment
.
In other words, AIDS patients must be treated for life
Take their medication on time and as needed
Currently, our National Center for Disease Control
Provides medications for this treatment to AIDS patients for free
As of the first half of 2017
20.9 million people worldwide were infected with AIDS
p> Access to antiretroviral medication
Statistics for the last six years
The number of new HIV infections worldwide has fallen by 16%
The number of fatal cases has fallen by 32% over the same period of time
What are the ways in which AIDS is transmitted?
?
If a person has sex with an HIV-infected person
without using a condom
he can become infected with HIV
With an HIV-infected person *** with a syringe
with HIV-infected blood
or even with used scalpels, blood transfusion equipment, etc.
Even used scalpels and blood transfusion equipment
can be a vector for HIV transmission if not properly sterilized
If the mother is infected
she may pass the virus on to her child through pregnancy, childbirth
and breastfeeding.
However, it is possible for an HIV-positive mother to give birth to a healthy baby
In 2000, Shenzhen was the first city to launch a
pilot program to prevent the spread of HIV
Between 2012 and 2016
***Helped more than 300 HIV-positive mothers
give birth to healthy babies
A 39-year-old HIV-positive mother gave birth to a healthy baby
despite her family's objections. year-old HIV-positive mother decided to keep the baby in her womb despite her family's opposition
She was put on antiretroviral medication from the beginning of her pregnancy
to try to interrupt mother-to-child transmission
and eventually gave birth to a healthy baby
For this type of mother
Doctors don't recommend a normal labor and delivery
and after giving birth, they also do not Breastfeeding
General contact, such as eating together or shaking hands,
will not spread AIDS
We should treat people with AIDS correctly in our daily lives
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How can we prevent AIDS?
Strengthen moral education and prohibit promiscuity
Avoid sexual contact with HIV-infected people, AIDS patients
and high-risk groups
Use condoms during all sexual acts
If narcotics such as heroin are needed
Don't **** with someone with needles
Nor use needles that have already been used by someone
Don't use needles that have already been used by someone. If a healthcare worker follows certain safety precautions
, he/she can prevent the spread of HIV between patients
and staff, and between patients
Actions such as cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ear and eye piercings, and pedicures
are all blood exposures
If you have to do any of the above
, don't go for the cheapest price
.
Don't go to inexpensive laboratories
or institutions without a health certificate
to do these high-risk operations
because if these utensils are not strictly sterilized
they can easily cause HIV infection
Avoid ****ing with toothbrushes, razors and other items
Pay attention to hygiene during the menstrual period of women.
If you suffer from trauma at work
Bleeding caused by sports injuries
Be sure to protect yourself
When rescuing the sick and wounded
Avoid contacting the blood of the wounded with broken skin
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A greater understanding of HIV/AIDS
brings a greater warmth to the people living with HIV/AIDS
A greater understanding of HIV/AIDS brings a greater warmth to the people living with HIV/AIDS. The more awareness we have about AIDS, the more warmth we will bring to those who are suffering from it.