AIDS is not an STD, correct??!


Question: AIDS is not an STD, correct!?!?
HIV is, and thats how you get AIDS!.
So technically AIDS isn't one, since you can't give someone AIDS!.
I think I just answered my own question, but I'll check on it!.
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You're correct: AIDS itself is not a single disease - it's a syndrome, which is indicated by the individual having a number of diseases associated with immune deficiency!. HIV is the infectioys agent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, here's some more information since you've already answered your question:

Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least two to five times more likely than uninfected individuals to acquire HIV infection if they are exposed to the virus through sexual contact!. In addition, if an HIV-infected individual is also infected with another STD, that person is more likely to transmit HIV through sexual contact than other HIV-infected persons (Wasserheit, 1992)!.

There is substantial biological evidence demonstrating that the presence of other STDs increases the likelihood of both transmitting and acquiring HIV!.

Increased susceptibility!. STDs appear to increase susceptibility to HIV infection by two mechanisms!. Genital ulcers (e!.g!., syphilis, herpes, or chancroid) result in breaks in the genital tract lining or skin!. These breaks create a portal of entry for HIV!. Additionally, inflammation resulting from genital ulcers or non-ulcerative STDs (e!.g!., chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis) increase the concentration of cells in genital secretions that can serve as targets for HIV (e!.g!., CD4+ cells)!.

Increased infectiousness!. STDs also appear to increase the risk of an HIV-infected person transmitting the virus to his or her sex partners!. Studies have shown that HIV-infected individuals who are also infected with other STDs are particularly likely to shed HIV in their genital secretions!. For example, men who are infected with both gonorrhea and HIV are more than twice as likely to have HIV in their genital secretions than are those who are infected only with HIV!. Moreover, the median concentration of HIV in semen is as much as 10 times higher in men who are infected with both gonorrhea and HIV than in men infected only with HIV!. The higher the concentration of HIV in semen or genital fluids, the more likely it is that HIV will be transmitted to a sex partner
http://www!.cdc!.gov/STD/hiv/STDFact-STD&H!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You are correct!. HIV is an STD which can lead to AIDS!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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