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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
AIDS was discovered just over thirty years ago. It has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As time went on, research, investment and commitment into understanding HIV increased, treatment methods evolved, and the outcome of people living with HIV improved around the world. In the early years of the epidemic, AIDS was unknown, misunderstood, feared, untreatable and often fatal. After many years, a virus named HIV was discovered and linked to AIDS. This was the turning point in AIDS history. HIV history then took a sharp turn with the development of highly-effective antiretroviral drugs which meant that, with access to treatment, people could lead relatively healthy lives with HIV. | AIDS was discovered just over thirty years ago. It has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As time went on, research, investment and commitment into understanding HIV increased, treatment methods evolved, and the outcome of people living with HIV improved around the world. In the early years of the epidemic, AIDS was unknown, misunderstood, feared, untreatable and often fatal. After many years, a virus named HIV was discovered and linked to AIDS. This was the turning point in AIDS history. HIV history then took a sharp turn with the development of highly-effective antiretroviral drugs which meant that, with access to treatment, people could lead relatively healthy lives with HIV. These two viruses are relatively the same, however, AIDS is a more progressed version of HIV. Both, however, attack the immune system. This makes the body more susceptible to get the common cold and any other form of sickness. If the body catches a bad cold or virus, the body cannot fight it off. This can, and most likely, eventually lead to an early death. It is commonly spread through fluids of the body. There are common symptoms that might tell a person if they have gotten HIV like chills, fevers, rashes, sweats at night, swollen lymph glands, weakness, or weight loss. There are more symptoms that might tell a person if they have progressed to AIDS. There is no treatment so far to HIV or AIDS. Although, there is a treatment called antiretroviral therapy or ART to help reduce symptoms and help reduce the destruction of one's immune system. | ||
