It was diagnosed that the body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease he is suffering from. What type of microbe is responsible for this disease and how does it spread from one person to the other.
It was diagnosed that the body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease he is suffering from. What type of microbe is responsible for this disease and how does it spread from one person to the other.
The person having AIDS loses the power of fighting any infection. The disease of AIDS is caused by a retrovirus (an RNA virus ) known as the Human immunodeficiency virus. (HIV). AIDS disease spreads among human beings in the following ways:
(i) AIDS usually spreads through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person carrying the AIDS virus.
(ii) It also spreads through the transfusion of blood contaminated with an AIDS virus.
(iii) It also spreads through the use of infected needles for injections.
(iv) An AIDS-infected mother can transmit the virus to her child during pregnancy or during birth.
The person having AIDS loses the power of fighting any infection. The disease of AIDS is caused by a retrovirus (an RNA virus ) known as the Human immunodeficiency virus. (HIV). AIDS disease spreads among human beings in the following ways:
(i) AIDS usually spreads through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person carrying the AIDS virus.
(ii) It also spreads through the transfusion of blood contaminated with an AIDS virus.
(iii) It also spreads through the use of infected needles for injections.
(iv) An AIDS-infected mother can transmit the virus to her child during pregnancy or during birth.
