Diseases: Andhika Putra Dimas Haafizh Rahman Kanza Ahsan Azizi Raffa Shafi Ardra
Diseases: Andhika Putra Dimas Haafizh Rahman Kanza Ahsan Azizi Raffa Shafi Ardra
Andhika Putra
Dimas Haafizh Rahman
Kanza Ahsan Azizi
Raffa Shafi Ardra
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HIV/AIDS
HIV is Human Immune Deficiency Virus. It is causes the disease AIDS. This virus attacks the
white blood cells(Leukosit) so that the immune system is weak. Due to weak Leukosit, body becomes
susceptible to disease.
AIDS is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a collection of symptoms that enter the
body as a result of the immune system caused by a virus HIV.
HIV is present in large amounts in the blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. Virus HIV
is not present in the animal body, because HIV die in the temperature over 100 degrees celcius and
exposed to air.
The process of entry HIV in humans as follows: The first Virus out of the human body, than
the amount of virus sufficient to infect, and the virus must be on, after that the virus will enter the
human body.
Mode of transmission of HIV can through blood fluid, when people are sick and in need of
blood donors, the person should be vigilant because HIV can be transmitted through infected blood
HIV. Can also be through the use of unsterilized needles. Or tools that penetrate the skin prick
unsterile. HIV is also transmitted through sexual fluids is through promiscuous sex without using
condom. Mother that infected HIV can transmit HIV from pregnant until breast feeding process.
HIV is not transmitted through shaking hands, using cutlery together, swim together, kissing, and
sexual relations with a condom.
There are precautions that can be done to avoid HIV/AIDS, stay away from promiscuity, being faithful
to each other, prevented by using condom, avoid injecting drug and education about HIV/AIDS .
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