AIDS Facts

AIDS or acute immune deficiency syndrome is many times confused with HIV and the fact is that they are different and the same all at once. AIDS is caused by HIV but you may not get AIDS even though you have HIV present in your body. This is all very confusing for a good many people but there is the simple answer that can help those in need.

AIDS is a matter of the advancement of the disease that is HIV. In simple terms, AIDS is a separate disease that is allowed to present in the body because of the weakening of the immune system caused by HIV. AIDS is the most deadly part of the HIV problem and it is the main reason for so many HIV related deaths in the world.

Some recent AIDS statistics include:

* In 2005, there were 28 million deaths worldwide from AIDS.

* Last year 4 million new cases of HIV reported worldwide.

With AIDS it is all a matter of how far along the person carrying the disease is when the infection is spread. There is a chance that a person with HIV will never develop AIDS but that is a very small chance to be sure. In most cases the person that is infected with AIDS is done so by another person that has not only AIDS but advanced HIV as well. This is the way that AIDS is spread along with the HIV virus.

When you first contract HIV there is the time when you will not even realize it. The virus begins to spread throughout the body and will attack the immune system at its very core which makes it weak. Over time the body starts to allow viruses and infections into the body which will make the person ill and weaker. As it all progresses the AIDS virus is allowed to form which further destroys the immune system.

Make no mistake about it, AIDS is a very serious condition and at this time is not curable and treatment options are very limited.

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