subject: Hiv & Aids Prevention, Symptoms & Treatment Related Information [print this page] From: Amit M From: Amit M
Dear Friend, when you're looking for HIV & Aids related information on the Internet, you will find a TON of good information from all corners of the world.
The phrase 'Aids Awareness in India", yields almost 800,000 websites on this subject.
National authority websites on Aids look at the issue from the global perspective, while the independent bloggers out there write good articles but focus only on some topics.
My questions to you are:
- Where do you start?
- How much time are you willing to put in to get the right information?, and
- Would you like to have all this information in one book?
If you LOVE finding the information you are looking for in ONE PLACE, and don't have the time nor the patience to do the research, then my latest Up-To-Date Guide - '100 Facts About Aids in India' is exactly what you need to answer all the questions you may have.
And it's no wonder you need it... according to Google the current amount of known websites with information on Aids is close to 800,000 apart from the material available with your local health authorities.
In 2006, UNAIDS estimated that there were 5.6 million people living with HIV in India, which indicated that there were more people with HIV in India than in any other country in the world.
UNAIDS (2006) 'Report on the global AIDS epidemic'
In 2007, following the first survey of HIV among the general population, UNAIDS and NACO agreed on a new estimate between 2 million and 3.1 million people living with HIV.
UNAIDS (2007, 6th July) 'Press release: 2.5 million people in India living with HIV, according to new estimates'
In 2008, the figure was confirmed to be 2.31 million.
UNAIDS (2008) 'India: Country Situation'
That's why as a fellow concerned Indian, I consider it my duty to share with you The Most Up-To-Date Guide Containing The Best Information Related to HIV & Aids Awareness In India.
Inside this guide I've included information categorised in to the following topics:
- Basic Information on HIV and Aids
- Transmission of HIV & Aids
- Testing of HIV & Aids
- Risk Reduction
- Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV & Aids
- Children, Adolescents/Young Adults and HIV & Aids
- HIV Reporting & Partner Notification
- Human Rights of people with HIV & Aids
- Works Cited
- Appendix: AIDS Case Definition
- Resources
- and much much more!
This 'Up-To-Date Guide Containing The Best Information Related to HIV & Aids Awareness In India', took my team and I almost 3 months to compile this research.
The name of the book I have written is - '100 Facts About Aids In India'
Read more at - http://www.aidsawareness.in
Here is the opening excerpt from my book - '100 Facts About Aids in India'
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus. You may hear that someone is HIV infected, has HIV infection, or has HIV disease. These are all terms that mean the person has HIV in his or her body and can pass the virus to other people.
HIV attacks the bodys immune system. The immune system protects the body from infections and disease, but has no clear way to protect it from HIV. Without treatment, most people infected with HIV become less able to fight off the germs that we are exposed to every day.
Many of these germs do not usually make a healthy person sick, but they can cause life-threatening infections and cancers in a person whose immune system has been weakened by HIV. HIV treatments can slow this process and allow people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives.
People infected with HIV may have no symptoms for ten or more years. They may not know they are infected. An HIV test is the only way to find out if you have HIV.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a late stage of HIV disease. A person with HIV infection has AIDS when he or she:
has a CD4 cell count (a way to measure the strength of the immune system) that falls below 200. A normal CD4 cell count is 500 or higher
OR
develops any of the specific, serious conditions also called AIDS- defining illnesses that are linked with HIV infection (see Appendix for a list of these conditions).
Who is at risk for getting HIV?
A person of any age, sex, race, ethnic group, religion, economic background, or sexual orientation can get HIV.
Those who are most at risk are:
- people who have unprotected sex with someone who has HIV. Unprotected sex means vaginal, anal, or oral sex without using a condom.
- people who share needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs, steroids, or even vitamins or medicine with someone who has HIV.
- Babies can potentially become infected during their mothers pregnancy, during delivery, or after birth in the immediate post- partum period. They can also become infected through breastfeeding.
- Health care and maintenance workers who may be exposed to blood and/or body fluids at work sometimes get infected through on-the-job exposures like needle-stick injuries.
You can get HIV if infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, or breast milk gets into your body.
