1. What is AIDS?

Beginning of the 80s were the first cases of a new, fatal disease described for the first gave no explanation. This disease, it was found after a short time to research, brings a disastrous weakening of the body’s own immune system, the immune system, with it: The man is helpless against pathogens, bacteria or viruses that a healthy person with a healthy immune system easily can defend. They called this disease: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, abbreviated: AIDS. AIDS has in fact not a single disease, but can be more than 20 diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, tumors, etc., fatal act. The pathogen that causes AIDS, found the mid-80s, American and French immunologists. It is a virus, which they called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). After an infection with the virus, the body known as antibodies against the virus, he succeeded but not to destroy the virus.

2. As you infected?

The virus is mainly in body fluids before: in the blood in the semen in the vaginal fluid in the breast milk, even in saliva and tears in the virus-infected people. The infection is carried out by the transfer of these liquids from one to the other body. The virus eventually reaches into the bloodstream of another person. There it can go through: – open skin injuries – the mucous membranes of the mouth, vagina, penis or after – a direct transfer of blood, for example through a syringe at needle of drug addicts or a transfusion with infected blood, – transfer of mother to child during pregnancy or birth (surprisingly, is the transfer of risk, as we now know, “only” about 15-25%), – breast milk during the breastfeeding Infant. In urine, feces, saliva and tears are only small amounts of virus. Therefore, through this body fluids, after all, what we know, no contagion made. When blood is in a regular, medical care and operation of only a very low risk, infected with HIV to be. This risk follows from the so-called “Diagnostic gap”: If a blood donor shortly before the infected blood, the HIV test, the course of each blood transfusion is done, his infection is not new, since humans have no antibodies has formed.

3. What happens after infection?

People who are infected with the HIV can usually have many years of symptom-free life. The infection does not lead so quickly to the disease AIDS and infectious as it is not visible from outside. However, If the infected after a few weeks contagious. Although there are no complaints, made soon after the weakening of the immune system. AIDS is a disease which by the subsequent complaints and organ defects is defined. 50% of infected people fall ill within 10 years.

4. Who is most at risk?

There are several reasons that mostly men become infected with the men have sexual intercourse. Since the intestinal mucosa is particularly vulnerable, can be anal infection easily done. There are also about the high percentage of homosexual and bisexual men to a promiscuous lifestyle back. Particularly at risk are residents of those countries where HIV is widespread, to which the awareness about the infection routes and threats but not penetrated, such as in Africa, South America, Southeast Asia. Intravenous drug addicts are a high risk of infection if they share syringes. Diagnostic hole: First 4-6 months after infection can be ascertained that a man who is HIV positive. During this time increases the concentration of virus. The man is now particularly infectious to other people all. This is followed by the asymptomatic phase, the years can go on forever. The immune system and keep the virus is a kind of delicate balance. Why this stage in some infected people continues much longer, than in others, has not yet been clarified. Doctors may without the consent of the patient does not make AIDS test (though this is still sometimes the case). Doctors can not refuse an HIV-positive to operate. Openness are HIV-infected person compared with only obliged, in contact with the infected person concerned is threatened. Help for HIV-Infected: The cost for a test, the cost of medical care for HIV-infected people and usually very high cost of AIDS by the health insurance or social welfare offices over. In the state prevention work is currently saved. There are, however, except for the state and non-governmental organizations, such as “Beacon” or “Big Spender”, which is trying to prevent, and it can make those infected, more psychological, social or medical advice to get. Often, group meetings or sporting events organized on which the parties freely and not be discriminated against. Such offers are anonymous and free. The working team there is bound to secrecy. The financing of such institutions is often only through donations and charity events possible.

5. About our dealing with AIDS

AIDS is a disease, for until now found no antidote, and in most cases results in death, it is only once every one of us fear. At that fear is often the uncertainty added, stems from ignorance. Through media reports, we will more often confronted with horror stories as factually enlightened, so the fear is rather larger, and thus be more prejudices. With AIDS to live, is a major burden for those affected and their fellow human beings. Suddenly they see in front of problems and thoughts of death, disability, loss of love, social isolation and death, which is otherwise rather pushes aside. Why had this happened to me specifically? Or: How can I help and support? To cope with the disease itself and its aftermath deal and against the censure and reservations in the society this situation, we must always strength, courage, determination and needs the support of others. Relatives and friends who care concerned, you can out of fear of negative reactions their worries and fears are often shared with anyone. Life partners, who themselves are HIV positive, care is often up to the last minute to meet their deadly ill friend, and get such a cruel manner with which their fate in a few months, perhaps even imminent. For the employer or work colleagues, are HIV-infected people not to risk, many reports still concerned about problems in the workplace after their infection was acquired. Another it meet increasing their holdings of HIV-positive employees with great respect and sensitivity. The reactions at the workplace is often not safe to predict. Reality is unfortunately still often a classification of HIV-infected people after the “restorative justice” principle. On one side are those who due to their not socially accepted lifestyle actively infected with the virus, although this but would have been avoidable. An example of this are homosexuals. Because they are not fully accepted by society will live many of them, especially in the sexual area, according to its own standards. The unprotected one lives, the more likely it is that you infect. On the other hand, the group that because of their need for medical treatment (blood) are victims of a hitherto unknown infectious disease. These subjects are often accepted in society and in contrast to those who are “self-blame” are pitied.

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