Don't mistake AIDS for a skin disease, there are 3 conditions in the body, or an AIDS 'signal'

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Looking back at China's AIDS data, the situation is still grim.

According to the data from the "China CDC Weekly Report" released by the China CDC, as of the end of 2020, a total of 1.053 million people were infected with HIV in China, and a total of 351,000 deaths were reported !

1. How long does it take to feel AIDS when infected?

In China, although the overall epidemic of AIDS continues to be at a low prevalence level, it is still the leading infectious disease with the number of reported deaths.

The "2019 National Epidemic Situation of Notifiable Infectious Diseases" shows that nearly 21,000 people died of AIDS in the country in 2019, ranking first in the number of reported deaths.

So, with AIDS, how long does it take to feel? Let's take a look at the whole process of AIDS attacking the human body. The research team of Morgane Bomsel of the University of Paris V, France, used images to record how the HIV virus "breaks" the human defense line:

First of all, in the process of sexual transmission, the virus entrance is the urethral mucosa as the first line of defense of the human immune system , and it is also the initial site of infection by many pathogens;

After that, the infected cells will be transferred to the epithelial cells, and some viruses will undergo transcellular mutation, "traverse" the epithelial cells, and be captured and replicated by macrophages;

Macrophages are also the target cells of HIV, some of the virus will be killed by the cells, and some will survive to form a virus reservoir .

After being infected with the HIV virus, it generally goes through 3 stages:

acute phase

2-4 weeks after the initial infection , the patient enters the acute phase for the second time, and the symptoms are relatively mild, mainly including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, headache, night sweats, etc. It can be relieved on its own after 1-3 weeks, and it is easy to be ignored.

asymptomatic period

The patient then enters an asymptomatic period, which lasts for about 6-8 weeks . During the asymptomatic period, the HIV virus continues to replicate, damages the immune system, and causes symptoms such as swollen lymph nodes, but it is still not obvious and may be ignored.

AIDS period

Eventually, the patient will enter the AIDS phase with a markedly elevated HIV plasma viral load and HIV-related symptoms, including unexplained persistent fever, diarrhea, weight loss, oral leukoplakia, herpes simplex virus infection or herpes zoster virus infection, Headache, nausea, vomiting, etc.

2. These abnormalities are not necessarily skin diseases, beware of AIDS

It can be seen that before the acute phase, AIDS has no obvious symptoms. Moreover, some skin abnormalities may appear in the early stage, and it is easy to be ignored as a skin disease.

1. Skin ulceration

After being infected with HIV, the immunity is weakened, and it is easy to provoke herpes zoster. Shingles travels with blood flow to other parts of the body, causing large areas of skin to fester.

2. Itchy rash

Prurigo is a relatively hard wheal-like nodule or papule, which is distributed one by one on the skin. The surface is red, accompanied by itching symptoms. After scratching, the scab on the surface will fall off and the color will become darker.

3, dry skin, itching

The skin is abnormally dry and itchy, and in severe cases, it will develop into dry eczema, and small scaly cracks appear on the skin.

Especially people with the following epidemiological history, such as history of dirty sex, history of dirty blood transfusion, history of intravenous drug use, history of contact with blood or body fluids of mucous membranes or wounds of HIV-infected people . If you don't have it, you don't have to worry about getting HIV.

3. Is it reliable to buy HIV test strips online for self-testing?

Is it reliable for those people to buy HIV test strips online after high-risk behaviors, or for some HIV-phobic people who want to test for HIV?

At present, the use of test strips for self-examination can be used for preliminary screening. The operation is simple and convenient, and it can save a lot of trouble, but you must choose regular test strips.

Formal test strips have the production batch number that the State Food and Drug Administration can check, and the accuracy rate is relatively high, which can basically reach more than 95% . However, it should be noted that the role of the test strip is only a preliminary screening and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis.

Another point to note is that the test strips are valid for a certain period of time. After the HIV infection window period has passed, that is, after HIV infection to the appearance of detectable antibodies in the human body , the use of test strips will be effective.

Generally speaking, the window period for most people is 2-6 weeks, so it is recommended to use test strips after the window period.

If the high-risk behavior has occurred for more than 3 months and the test does not show positive, it means that the possibility of infection is very low, but it is not zero . It is best to go to a regular hospital for further testing.

In fact, AIDS also has "regret medicine", especially for people who have high-risk behaviors, such as men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users, people who have sexual contact with HIV/AIDS patients, people with multiple sexual partners, sexually transmitted Infection (STI), etc.

After the occurrence of high-risk behaviors, it can also be remedied after the fact, taking blocking drugs within 24-72 hours, and the blocking rate is as high as 80% . Note that the best results can only be achieved if blocking drugs are taken in a timely, on-demand, and dosed manner.

In fact, AIDS is not the same as terminal illness.

With the improvement of medical level, AIDS is no longer fatal, but a preventable and controllable chronic disease. As long as active treatment and standardized medication are used, the virus can be effectively controlled, and it is not a problem to expect life expectancy to reach a normal level per capita.

AIDS is not scary, what is scary is our ignorance and carelessness. Now, more and more teenagers and the elderly are being targeted by AIDS. Therefore, no matter who it is, they should know how to prevent, and how to rescue after high-risk behaviors, so as to minimize the risk of infection.

References

[1] "This disease is not only for young people! Here are some things you didn't know about HIV! ". Health Times. 2019-12-19

[2] "Maybe, you are only 0.03 mm away from AIDS". Life Times. 2021-12-01

[3] "38 million people worldwide are infected with AIDS, these groups are at high risk! 》. Guangming.2020-12-01

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