Drug abuse and AIDS
Drug abuse and AIDS
Drug abuse and AIDS: Drugs are chemical substances that produce physical, mental, behavioral, or emotional changes in the user. Use of a drug for purpose other than medicinal use is called drug abuse. People who use drugs are also at risk of being infected with HIV, the deadly virus that causes AIDS. This virus can spread by sharing syringes used for injecting some drugs. It also spreads through sexual contact with an infected person.
AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENY SYNDROME)
AIDS is a fatal disease caused by HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus). HIV kills or damages cells of the body's immune system which slowly destroys the body's ability to fight infection and diseases. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection.
Methods of transmission of virus are:
Preventing measures that can be taken to prevent spread of AIDS are -
How AIDS can spread from one person to another ? (a) Through blood transfusion: Blood donated from an infected person can affect a healthy person and cause AIDS due to transmission of HIV virus. (b) Through unprotected sexual act: It is the most common mode of HIV transmission from an infected partner to a healthy partner. (c) Through the use of used syringes and other products: Using contaminated razors, needles, dental instruments, injections and other blood products can result in transmission of HIV virus. (d) From mother to baby: Pregnant women transfer HIV to her baby through placenta or through breast feeding after birth. | |||
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How can AIDS transmitted from one person to another? | |||
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Which of the following statement / statements are correct : (a) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). (b) We should not shake hands with the HIV infected person. (c) HIV infected person should not donate blood to others. (d) World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year.
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