HIV vs. AIDS

HIV and AIDS both are terms used in medical and refer to a sort of ailment in the human body. HIV is a virus which affects an individual's immune system and reduces it to splinters in case left untreated. Ultimately, it leads towards increasingly susceptible to common viral and bacterial infections in the long run. This deadly stage then called AIDS, which is attributed to a number of compromised immune systems calculated by the count of CD4 cells in the body. HIV usually gets transmitted through sexual intercourse or matting where either of the two persons has this virus in the blood. Not only sexual, but HIV can also transmit through needles after they are inserted into someone's body if needles have the viruses; however, it does not spread via air, water or a casual touch of a virus affected person, etc. On the other side, only HIV affected persons can have AIDS but it happens as a result of leaving HIV untreated. As far the symptoms are concerned, it is hard to find out whether someone is infected by HIV or not as its symptoms are minute even doctors sometimes are unable to find it out; however, some infected individuals can face serious flu at the beginning of HIV. On the other hand, when there is a constant deterioration seen in someone's health and dramatic decline is observed, he/she is suspiciously heading towards the last stage of HIV, that is AIDS. For earlier as well as a later stage of the disease, regular testing can be a good way to diagnose by getting oral swab or blood samples of a person. One is a blue moon, it happens that a person's urine is tested in order to diagnose HIV. Most commonly, Antibody tests are practiced followed by antigen tests, PCR tests, and NAT tests. Treatment of this disease can vary slightly depending on the level of the disease.