Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(aids)

1. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME(AIDS ) NITHYA LATCHUMY A/P GEEVARETNAM AZIATUL AIN BINTI ANIS NUR ATIQAH BINTI JUNUS VIKNESWARI A/P SUBRAMANIAM SHARMMILI A/P CHANDRAN

2. INTRODUCTION AIDS is caused by a virus known as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A person infected with HIV often have no symptoms of the disease therefore infect others without knowing it

3. EPIDEMIOLOGY

4. Ways HIV not spread Coughing or sneezing Sharing cups, plates and other eating utensils Sharing water or food Handshakes, touching or hugging Using the same toilet Insect bites

5. Clinical signs and symptoms Sore throat Fever Night sweating Fatigue Cold Nausea

6. Morphology of causative agent Outer envelope protein Transmembrane protein Lipid membrane Matrix protein RNA protease Reverse transcriptase integrase Major capsid protein

7. Prevention Avoid casual sex partners and unprotected sex Never share injecting needles Medical personnel should take appropriate precaution to prevent potential transmission gain enough knowledge on HIV/AIDS Do HIV screening test

8. Conclusion AIDS is caused by HIV. Although scientist have been searching for vaccine to protect people from HIV infection since 1983, they have had no success so far. The only effective prevention strategies all closely relate to the means by which people contract HIV. HIV infection and AIDS are not uncontrollable conditions. We can reduce the risks of infection by taking precautions against HIV/AIDS.

9. Reference Gary P. Wormsen , W.D AIDS and other manfestations and HIV infection. Library for Nurses, Volume 1(Basic information on AIDS). CDC Health for International Travel, Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS.