简介:HIVisablood-bomevirustransmittedviasexualintercourseorpercutaneousexposuretoinfectedblood,orfromaninfectedmothertoherchildduringthebirthprocess.Followinginfection,thetimebeforeonsetofclinicaldiseasevariesfrommonthstoyears;thedurationisinfluencedbyage(therateofprogressionincreaseswithage)andHLAtype(A1,B8,DR3areassociatedwithrapidprogressionandB27withslowprogression),butnotbygenderorriskactivity.Althoughmostpatientsinitiallyhavenocharacteristicsymptoms,thereisusually(90%)agradualdeclineinimmunefunction.
简介:Herfirstthoughtwastocommitsuicide.ButthreeyearsafterXiaShuqingfoundoutshewasHIVpositive,shelaughsandaddsthat,thankstocompensationfromthelocalgovernment,herannualfamilyincomehasnowdoubled.
简介:Mother-to-ChildHIVIAIDSTransmissionClinicalstudiesindicatethattheriskofperinatalHIV/AIDStransmission,ifnotinterrupted,isbetween15and50percent.Internationalstatisticsshowthateveryyear,thereare2.4millionHIV/AIDSinfectedpregnantwomenwhogivebirthto800,000infectedbabies.HIVinfectionhascausedworldinfantmortalitytoriseby75percent.StatisticspublishedbytheChineseMinistryofHealthshowthatinsomeareas,perinatalHIV/AIDStransmissionhasincreasedfrom0.1percentto0.6percent,andthat30to40percentofinfectedmotherspassthekillervirusontotheirbabies.
简介:Themonkhasauspiciouspatternstattooedonhisforearms,followingafolkbeliefthatthetattoocouldchaseevilspiritsaway,andprotecthimfromcontractinganyincurabledisease.ThefaithisshakynowintheshadowofHIV/AIDSloomingaroundtheManchunmanTempleof1,400yearsold,wherethe24-year-oldDuSuwasordained14yearsago."Yourmonkerydoesn’tnecessarilyimmunizeyoufromit(AIDS).Really,nothingcankeepthatevilawayunlessyouliveahealthylife—nodrugabuse,nounsafesex,"saystheyoungmonkshyly,glancingathistattooedrightwrist.Hebecameawareofthedreadfuldiseasewhenitclaimedthelifeofthevoungerbrotherofhismaster,asenior
简介:Objective:TomakeasummaryofthetrendsofHIV/AIDSepidemicandrouteoftransmissioninShenzhenfrom1992to2000toprovidescientificevidenceforthepolicy-makertoformulatestrategiesofHIV/AIDSpreventionandcontrolinShenzhen.Method:ToanalyzeHIV/AIDSsurveillancedatainShenzhenfrom1992to2000bysoftwareEpi-Info.Results:OnehundredandtwoHIVpositivecasesincluding18AIDScases(threecasesdeceased)wereidentifiedinShenzhenfrom1992to2000.Amongthe102cases,thoseinfectedviasexwere46.0%,intravenousdruguse42.9%.Blooddonation7.8%,bloodtransfusionrecipient3.9%,andindeterminate2%.Conclusion:InShenzhen,HIV/AIDSinfectionisspreadingandincreasingrapidly.EffectivepreventionmeasuresmustbetakentoreducetheHIVprevalenceassoonaspossible.
简介:Chinesenongovernmentalorganizations(NGOs)haveplayedasignificantroleinthebattleagainstAIDSinthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Thisarticleprovidesabriefoverviewofthestructureoftheseorganizations,aswellasananalysisoftheirprincipleaccomplishments.OfgreatsignificanceinthisanalysisisthefactthatChineseNGOshaveeffectivelydealtwithmanysensitivehealtheducationareasthatgovernmentauthoritieshavefeltreluctanttohandledirectly.Assuch,theyhaveprovidedanindispensablecomponentintheHIV/AIDSpreventionandcontrolcalculusonthemainland.
简介:China'sarduouswaragainsttheHIV/AIDSplaguegainedapowerfulnewwarriorwhentheStateIndustry&CommerceAdministration(SICA)integratedanHIVpreventionmessageintoitsroutineduties.SICAisthegovernmentorganizationresponsibleforthesupervisionofmarketsandtheenforcementofadministrativelawsforindustryandcommerceinChina.
简介:THEURGENCYOFtheHIVepidemicinChinahascreatedsubstantialinterestintheprevention,treatment,care,andadvocacyofHIVandAIDS.ChinahasinvestedlargeportionsofitspublichealthstructuretocurbthespreadoftheHIVepidemicwithinitsborders.however,trainingandeducationofphysicianshasbeentraditionallylessemphasized,stalledattheintersectionbetweenhealtheducation,clinicalscience,andpublichealth.^2TheemergingHIV/AIDScliniciantrainingneedsmustberevisitedinlightofthehistoricalandbiologicalcontextofHIVinChina.ThisbriefreviewofthecliniciantrainingneedsinChinawillexaminethehistoryofSTDsinChina,thebiologicalcorollariesimportanttotraining,andtheendpointsofrecentstudiesassessingChineseHIVandsexuallytransmitteddisease(STI)cliniciantraining.
简介:摘要目的在临床工作中,对艾滋病患者多一些关爱,即做好心理护理,是预防HIV进一步传播的有效措施。方法对HIV感染者做到热情、耐心、细致、解释、安慰、同情、关心、体贴、不歧视,使患者感到尊重和关爱,让其对医护信任满意,构建和谐的医、护、患关系。结果解除HIV感染者焦虑、紧张、悲观、抑郁的情绪,调动其主观能动性,配合各种治疗和护理。结论预防未感染的人感染HIV,减少HIV感染进一步在人群中传播,让艾滋病人及家属对艾滋病有一般的了解,对生活的一般接触能否传染艾滋病有比较清楚的认识,消除恐惧的心理,减少感染危险的个人行为,免受艾滋病威胁具有重要意义
简介:Objective:ToelucidategeneralcharacteristicsofHIV/AIDSpatientsseekingcareatDitanHospitalinanattempttoguideearlydiagnosisinroutinemedicalcare.Materialsandmethods:Aretrospectiveanalysisof185HIV/AIDScasesfromJanuary1990toJune2002wascompletedusingSPSSstatisticalanalysis.Results:Maletofemaleratiowas1.8:1.Subjectsrangedinagefrom1yearoldto64yearsold.16caseswereyoungerthan20yearsoldwiththemedianageamongtheyoungersubsetat7.7years.169caseswereolderthan20yearsoldwithamedianageof36yearsold.29%ofthesubjectswerepeasants.Theremaining71%,wereofotherunspecifiedoccupations.90.8%ofindividualswereofHandescentwhile3.7%ofindividualswereofaminorityheritage.50.3%ofsubjectsweremarried;23.8%havenevermarried;8.1%weredivorced;andtheremaining17.8%wereofunknownmaritalstatus.Ofthoserepresentedinthisstudy,36.8%camefromtheHenanprovince;17.8%werefromBeijing;8.6%werefromShanxi;31.4%fromtheother20provincesofChina;and5.4%fromoutsideofChina.Modeoftransmission:40.0%(74/185)contractedHIVthroughunprotectedsexualcontact;29.2%(54/185)throughreceivingbloodorplasmatransfusions;21.1%(39/185)throughdonatingplasma;7caseswereintravenousdrugusers;7caseswereverticallytransmitted.Modeoftransmissionwasunknownin4cases.Clinicalcategories:Anincluded45cases;Bincluded85cases:Cconsistedof76cases.12casesweredeceased.Initialpresentation:39casespresentedwith_fever,coughanddiarrhea.37caseshadfeverandcoughonly-38casespresentedwithchronicdiarrhea.16caseswerediscoveredincidentallyattimeofoperation.8casespresentedwithfungalinfectionoftheoralcavityorinesophagus.ThecommonHIVassociatedsymptomsandopportunisticinfectionswere:weightlossanddiarrhea,respiratorydiseases,dermatologicdiseases,anemia,neutropenia.Diseasesofotherorgansystemswerelesscommon.Commonmisdiagnosesincluded