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HIV Causes
What are the causes HIV/AIDS?
HIV is a disease which is characterized by a deterioration of immune function gradually. The crucial cells of the body which control the immune functionality are called a CD4+ T cells. Whenever there is an invasion of any virus or foreign substance in the body. These cells act like an army and takes actions in favor of the body. In an HIV infected person however the count of these cells goes on diminishing over time.
| Type of individual | CD4 count per cubic millimeter of blood |
| Uninfected person | 800 to 1,200 |
| Infected person | goes on diminishing over time |
When the count falls below 200 – 180/mm3, a person’s body can be infected very easily by certain opportunistic infections and AIDS typical cancers, which is also tossed as the end stage of HIV disease.
Some of the infections/diseases which are associated with HIV infection are
- Lungs
- Intestinal tract
- Brain
- Eyes
- Weight loss
- Diarrhea
- Neurological conditions
- Types of lymphomas
- Cancers like Kaposi’s sarcoma
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