JawaPos.com – HIV is still a frightening specter for some people. Lack of education and understanding about HIV makes people living with HIV-AIDS (PLWHA) often get discriminatory treatment. However, not everyone who has HIV will develop AIDS.
On World AIDS Day, the Live Instagram discussion with Siloam Hospitals Balikpapan invites the public to ‘Stay Away from the Disease, Not the Person’. VICITY clinic doctor or Voluntary Counseling Testing doctor specifically for HIV-AIDS from Siloam Hospitals Balikpapan dr. Liliana Handranatan said, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that damages the immune system by infecting and destroying CD4 cells. If more and more CD4 cells are destroyed, the body’s immune system will weaken so that it is vulnerable to various diseases.
According to him, HIV that is not treated immediately will develop into a serious condition called AIDS. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. At this stage, the body’s ability to fight infection is completely lost.
“So HIV is the virus, while AIDS is a collection of symptoms caused by decreased immunity,” said dr. Liliana recently.
How HIV is transmitted to AIDS
The most advanced stage of HIV infection is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which can take years to develop if left untreated, depending on each individual condition. However, not everyone who has HIV will develop AIDS.
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Editor: Nurul Adriyana Salbiah
Reporter: Marieska Harya Virdhani
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