Don’t panic about HIV infection. AIDS may not cause disease

 　　Currently, five percent of the world’s AIDS People infected with the virus have never gotten sick even though they have been infected for more than ten years.

　　First of all, you must understand that AIDS patients mainly die from complications caused by the destruction of the immune system function of the human body due to infection with the HIV virus. Among them, the most common deaths are due to complications such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymph gland tumors, and tuberculosis. Secondly, you must know that you will not die immediately if you are infected with HIV. ； We usually call patients infected with HIV as carriers or infected persons of HIV. Once they are infected with HIV, their bodies will produce special antibodies, which can be detected through serological tests and show an HIV-positive reaction. But even those who are confirmed to be HIV carriers will have different incubation periods due to each person's different constitution. According to statistics, 10% of patients will develop the disease within two to three years after being infected with HIV, 30% will develop the disease within five to six years, and about half (50%) of the patients will develop the disease within seven to eight years. There are even more than 5% of HIV carriers in the world who have never developed the disease despite being infected for more than ten years, and their body's immune function is still very normal.

　　So in theory, if an HIV carrier can pay careful attention to his body after being confirmed to be infected, and always maintain healthy Under the circumstances, he still has many chances of survival. But because he has already carried the virus, if any infectious virus invades, the immune system in the body will try to function in order to fight against the virus. This will stimulate the HIV virus latent in the lymphocytes to become activated, and may even proliferate. Therefore, at this time, even ordinary cold Infection may make him sick； Once the disease occurs, as mentioned earlier, the active HIV virus will gradually destroy the person's immune system.

　　Therefore, an HIV carrier should be particularly careful about his or her health after being confirmed to be infected:

　　1. fixed to Hospital Get check-ups and take regular medication as directed by your doctor.

　　2. Maintain mental calm and reduce stress such as anxiety to avoid the possibility of worsening symptoms.

　　3. Life must be regular, avoid excessive fatigue or abnormal work and rest, and maintain adequate sleep and nutrition to maintain the body's immune system.

　　4. Alcohol will reduce white blood cells and lymphocytes and thus reduce immunity. Smoking will increase the burden on the trachea and increase the possibility of pneumonia infection. Both should be avoided.

　　More importantly, you must not infect others at this time, so you should pay attention to the following two points:

　　1. Maintain safe sex. In addition to letting the other party know in advance, and for the safety of the partner, condoms must be used throughout the sexual intercourse.

　　2. Never donate blood or organs, and inform doctors of your condition in advance during general health or dental examinations so that they can take necessary preventive measures.