HIV Research
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection is a condition in which a virus steadily kills white blood cells causing AIDS that are a result of the damaged immune system. There are two virus infections that can cause HIV, HIV1 and HIV2. The virus does this by invading white blood cells and eventually killing the cell by reproducing itself and then creating other virus particles to attack other white blood cells to continue the process. After a few months the virus content has a sustaining level that will progressively increase damage to the immune system because of the decline in white blood cells. It may take two or three years before the infected person shows evidence of aids; however, the person may infect other people with exchange or transmission of body fluids of blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk and also saliva and urine.
Early symptoms could be rash, swelling of lymph nodes, an overall feeling of illness and fever. These symptoms disappear shortly and additional symptoms may not appear for an extended period of months or years. Even though the symptoms disappear, the infected person is a carrier of the virus and could transfer the virus through methods mentioned above. After a few months the infected person may have recurring incidents of the mild symptoms which do not outwardly identify a full condition of AIDS. By diagnosis a count of CD4 + Lymphocytes, an amount less than 200 cells per micro liter of blood, would be considered a start of a full condition of AIDS.
There are many drugs available for treatment with the goal of preventing the virus to multiply. When two or more of these drugs are taken, the results are better. There has been no cure presented for the disease, but the drugs slow the progress of the disease, and there are many other drugs being researched and tested that have good prospects.
Because fifty percent of people exposed to infection do not get AIDS symptoms for ten years or more, a healthy lifestyle of nutrition, exercise, and weight control should strengthen the infected person's immune system and with help of drugs could put off the symptoms for an indefinite period. This healthy lifestyle schedule should start early while the infected person is in good physical condition. Of particular importance would be the proper nutrition which means to eat no refined glucose or carbohydrates, eat fruits, vegetables with emphasis on raw plant food, cold water fish, lean protein, whole grains, sprouted grain bread and ground flax seed mixed in soy milk, water or fruit juice, and fiber. Take a supplement of a good multivitamin, too.
