What is HIV infection? HIV infection is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV attacks the human immune system, causing various diseases to develop. AIDS – acquired immunodeficiency syndrome – is the last stage of HIV infection. HIV is transmitted: during sexual contact with an infected partner; when using non-disinfected syringes…
The spread of HIV infection poses a real threat to public health and requires a serious and reasonable approach to this problem. Many people believe that only representatives of certain social groups (drug addicts, prostitutes, homosexuals) can become infected with HIV, and this disease is not dangerous for an ordinary person. When the number of…
As you can see from life, drug addiction is a slow path to death. In a person addicted to drugs, almost all vital systems of the body suffer. He loses his physical health, his perception of the world is distorted, his psyche is deformed, and he loses his ability to work. However, that’s not all….
HIV infection – what does it mean? …that you have HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, in your blood. As a rule, a person feels healthy for several years after infection. However, the virus is capable of gradually destroying the body’s immune system, leading to various diseases. The last stage of HIV infection is called AIDS….
Polio Poliomyelitis is a viral infectious disease that affects the nervous system and causes complete paralysis. The virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestines. Initial symptoms are fever, fatigue, headache, nausea, stiff neck and pain in the extremities. One in 200 infections results in permanent paralysis (usually of the legs)….
The causative agents of intestinal infections and viral hepatitis A and E enter the human body through the mouth with contaminated food, water, or with dirty hands. From the body of a sick person into the external environment, these microbes are released with feces, urine, saliva, vomit and can survive for a long time on…
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) Acute respiratory infections are diseases that are transmitted by airborne droplets and are caused by various pathogens: viruses (adenoviruses, influenza viruses, parainfluenza, respiratory sentinel viruses and others) and bacteria (streptococci, staphylococci, pneumococci and others). Basically, pathogens of acute respiratory infections are transmitted from person to person through coughing or sneezing of…
Preventive vaccinations are carried out in order to prevent, reduce the level and eliminate infectious diseases. Routine preventive vaccinations are carried out at certain times in a person’s life, regardless of the epidemic situation, to create a specific immunity of the human body (immunity) to the corresponding infectious diseases. In addition to routine preventive vaccinations,…
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. This condition can be self-limiting or lead to the development of fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis, or liver cancer. The most common causes of hepatitis in the world are hepatitis viruses, but it can also be caused by other infections, toxic substances (such as alcohol and some drugs), and autoimmune diseases….
Measlesis an acute infectious disease caused by the measles virus. The disease occurs with a characteristic fever, damage to the epithelium of the upper respiratory tract, mucous membranes of the eyes and skin. Before the invention of vaccines, measles was one of the leading causes of childhood death, which is why the disease was called…