Symptoms and phases of HIV infection & Aids
HIV/Aids is often called the “silent epidemic” due to its very long incubation period - meaning that a person can be infected for many years without showing any symptoms. |
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Diseases associated with HIV
The two main groups of diseases associated with HIV infection, are tuberculosis and STI's. |
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HIV and Tuberculosis: The scourge of Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most serious and most common opportunistic infection that attacks HIV-infected people, especially in Africa. |
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria, which usually attack the lungs (pulmonary TB). The bacteria can destroy parts of the lungs |
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The deadly alliance of STDs and HIV
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health issue in southern Africa. It has been estimated that over 1 million people seek treatment for STDs every year in private practices and municipal clinics. |
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Candidiasis/Thrush
Candidiasis, also known as "Candida" or "yeast", is an infection caused by strains of Candida fungi, especially Candida albicans. Candida normally lives harmlessly in the body
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis is a common cause of bacterial sexually transmitted
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Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a viral infection causing small, painful blisters that break open and turn into ulcers. |
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Genital warts (condyloma acuminata)
Genital warts have been described since ancient times. The viruses that cause the warts are varieties of the human papilloma virus (HPV). |
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Gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is one of the oldest known and most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It is caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoea and is highly contagious |
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Hepatitis B
"Hepatitis" simply means that the liver is inflamed. Signs that indicate that the liver is inflamed include: |
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Syphilis
TrBesides Aids, syphilis is the next most serious sexually transmitted disease. If left untreated, it will be fatal. It is caused by a bacterium called eponema pallidum |
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Drug-resistant TB
Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a strain of TB bacteria that has become resistant to TB drugs.
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