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The infecting agent giving rise to AIDS is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This brings about a spectrum of clinical problems beginning at the time of infection and terminating years later in AIDS. Diagnosis of infection is by testing for the specific initial antibody response of the host (seroconversion).

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined clinically. It is an illness characterised by one or more indicator diseases (certain diseases when definitively diagnosed which are indicative of AIDS)-see paragraph 4 below. The World Health Organisation (WHO) uses this clinically based definition for surveillance within developed countries.

In 1993 the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA extended the definition of AIDS to include all persons who had a CD4 T-lymphocyte count of less than 200 x 10 to the sixth/l, irrespective of the presence or absence of an indicator disease. This definition has not been accepted in the United Kingdom and Europe, where AIDS continues to be a clinical diagnosis defined by one or more indicator diseases.

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<h2>HIV INFECTION AND AIDS</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">The infecting agent giving rise to AIDS is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This brings about a spectrum of clinical problems beginning at the time of infection and terminating years later in AIDS. <a title="Diagnosis" href="http://911medicalcare.com/medicalcare/diagnosis/">Diagnosis</a> of infection is by testing for the specific initial antibody response of the host (seroconversion).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined clinically. It is an illness characterised by one or more indicator diseases (certain diseases when definitively diagnosed which are indicative of AIDS)-see paragraph 4 below. The World Health Organisation (WHO) uses this clinically based definition for surveillance within developed countries.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In 1993 the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA extended the definition of AIDS to include all persons who had a CD4 T-lymphocyte count of less than 200 x 10 to the sixth/l, irrespective of the <a title="presence" href="http://911medicalcare.com/medicalcare/presence/">presence</a> or absence of an indicator disease. This definition has not been accepted in the United Kingdom and <a title="Europe" href="http://911medicalcare.com/medicalcare/europe/">Europe</a>, where AIDS continues to be a clinical diagnosis defined by one or more indicator diseases.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">(Read More on Free Ebook at PDF Format)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://911medicalcare.com/pdf/hiv-infection-and-aids" target="_blank">Download</a> HIV INFECTION AND AIDS.pdf</p><br/><a href="http://www.socialmarker.com/?link=http://911medicalcare.com/virus-diseases/hiv-infection-and-aids/&title=HIV+INFECTION+AND+AIDS&text=...&tags=" target="_blank"><img src= "http://www.socialmarker.com/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a><noscript><a href="http://www.socialmarker.com" >Social Bookmarking</a></noscript> <p>The article <a href="http://911medicalcare.com/virus-diseases/hiv-infection-and-aids/">HIV INFECTION AND AIDS</a> is provided by <a href="http://911medicalcare.com" title="Manual Nurse and health Guidelines"> Manual Nurse and Health Guidelines</a>. The article from<a href="http://911medicalcare.com" title="Medical"> Medical</a> site is freely distributed for non-commercial purposes to include the source for the article and does not alter the content.</p>

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