HIV slp news, the disease that does not give

San Luis Potosí, SLP.- HIV / AIDS is considered one of the most destructive epidemics in the history of mankind. This is why the World Summit of Ministers of Health approved in 1988 on December 1 of each year. World AIDS Campaign, in memory of more than 25 million people who died as a result of this disease.

At the national level, 80,000 people out of 815 were declared positive, including 1,4% in San Luis Potosí, which means that 1,125 potosinos carry the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

This year, there have been new infections

Until the third quarter of 2018, 147 new cases of seropositive potosinos were confirmed.

Although the disease was discovered in 1981, it was not until 1983 that HIV-positive patients were started in Mexico. Since that date, from 1983 to 2007, in San Luis Potosí, 126 patients have been registered.

This number increased year by year and peaked in 2017, when 180 new cases were closed.

In SLP, the majority of patients are men

Of the 1,125 positive cases recorded in San Luis Potosí, 866 involved men and 259 women.

By age, adults aged 30 to 34 have the most infections, followed by adults aged 25 to 29.

The perinatal contagion emerges from these statistics which, in 2018, now total 15 patients nationwide.

What is AIDS?

For those who do not know the disease, this one is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, but after the first infection, the person may not notice any symptoms or experience from the first person. a short period resembling that of the flu.

This period is followed by another asymptomatic, but as the infection progresses, it further interferes with the immune system, increasing the risk of common infections such as tuberculosis and others. opportunistic infections or tumors, all accompanied by unexplained weight loss.

Forms of contagion

The main cause of HIV / AIDS infection remains the practice of unprotected bad, including bad and oral bad. To a lesser extent, it is contracted by transfusions of contaminated blood or by the use of hypodermic needles. Finally, perinatal transmission occurs during pregnancy, delivery, or badfeeding.

Today, you can live with HIV / AIDS

HIV / AIDS treatment is now simpler and more effective than it was in the beginning, while life expectancy after diagnosis was only 11 years without treatment.

A treatment or vaccine has not yet been put in place to prevent the spread of HIV / AIDS. However, antiretroviral therapy can delay the course of the disease and allow the patient to live a life expectancy close to normal.