HIV infection causes

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a retrovirus that infects the human immune system cells. Especially CD4 + T cells and macrophages, a vital component of the immune system of systems "host" - and destroy or damage their function. Of HIV infection causes rapid reduction

of the immune system, which causes immune deficiency. HIV is the underlying cause of AIDS.
HIV is a virus that is easily transmitted, and the mode of transmission, among others, is through sexual intercourse and oral sex and / anal sex. In addition, HIV can also be transmitted through blood transfusions, shared use of contaminated needles through drug injection and in health care, and between mothers and their babies during pregnancy, birth and lactation.
The use of such a physical protective latex condoms is recommended to reduce HIV transmission through sex. In recent years, suggested that circumcision can reduce the risk of spreading the HIV virus, but many experts believe that this is still too early to recommend male circumcision to prevent HIV.
At the end of 2004 is estimated between 36 to 44 million people living with HIV, 25 million of whom are residents of sub-Saharan Africa. Estimated number of people infected with HIV worldwide in 2004 was between 4.3 million to 6.4 million people (AIDS epidemic update December 2004). The epidemic is not evenly distributed in the region-specific wilayan because there are countries which suffer more than others. Even at the state level was no difference in infection levels in different areas. The number of people living with HIV continue to rise in all parts of the world, despite strict preventive measures.
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region worst affected by HIV among pregnant women at age 15-24 years in some countries there. This is thought to be caused by a number of venereal disease, practice nock body, blood transfusion, and the poor level of health and nutrition there. In 2000, WHO estimates that 25% of blood units transfused in Africa is not tested for HIV, and that 10% of HIV infections in the continent occurred through blood.
In Asia, the HIV epidemic primarily caused by drug users through needle syringes, sexual contact, both among men and with commercial sex workers, and customers, as well as their sexual partners and prevention is still inadequate.
AIDS is a disease that most dreaded at this moment. HIV, the virus that causes this disease, damage the body's defense system (immune system). Someone who is HIV positive does not necessarily have AIDS. However, HIV is on the person's body will continue to damage the immune system. As a result, viruses, fungi, and bacteria that a usually harmless to extremely dangerous because of damage to the body's immune system.
People with HIV / AIDS have the potential and skills in common with ordinary people. However, the stigma against the disease that makes them unable diidapnya creative with fully, even more discrimination in the can by people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) by the surrounding community. Not infrequently also come away from the family of the people living them.
And usually society who do not understand about how the HIV virus transmission directly to judge that people living with HIV are people who have "bad lifestyle" (read: love using sex workers, gays, drug users, etc.). Though not necessarily a person infected with the HIV virus because they have "bad lifestyle" is. Because, as already explained above, that the HIV virus can also be transmitted through needle and the relationship of mother and child.
Bad stigma of society that eventually make the people living life is getting worse, discrimination against people living with HIV acquired in the neighborhood and work environment can make them a no-confidence, loss of zest for life. Though people living with HIV are still able to survive for a long time if they have the spirit of the high life and diligently consume ARV drugs (antiretro viral).
ARVs can be obtained cheaply because it has been subsidized by the government. Consumption of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to people living with HIV proved able to reduce the amount of HIV virus in the body so that they can fit and productive. So, why still think PLWHA unfit to work. The government admits has prevented the occurrence of bad stigma for people living in the community. One of them by performing a program of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). In the VCT program, communities are expected to consult with their health problems voluntarily. The public also should not stay away from the people living with HIV is due to actual prevention of transmission of this disease can be done in such a way.
In addition there is also the term PLWHA ADHA (children with HIV / AIDS), it can happen usually due to transmission from mother to offspring. Many mothers are not aware of already infected with HIV / AIDS. Thus, during pregnancy and childbirth, the mother was not aware of potentially transmit HIV / AIDS to her child.
Treatment and current medical treatment, can help people living with HIV / AIDS to live a normal life. People with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) and can produce productive works. However, discrimination in society makes them difficult to find work. At the moment they have to work and make ends meet, they can not work because the status of PLWHA. As a result, not a few of them are now unemployed. In fact, the burden of their lives more difficult and severe.
Anyone, of course, do not want anyone who contracted the virus. However, it does not mean life ends if infected by this virus. Life should be continued because people still have hope to be able to take part in society and family.