Despite the great advances in science and technology in the 21st century, AIDS remains a serious threat to public health worldwide. The world was first introduced to the name AIDS in the 1980s. The first HIV case was reported in America in 1981. It was then that it became known that HIV had already spread to many countries around the world. It had spread to our neighboring countries and, although not yet widespread, AIDS patients have also been identified in our country.
Discovery and naming of diseases
No one has been able to give a proper idea about what HIV is and why. Currently, this deadly disease AIDS has thrown a challenge to medical science. However, everyone accepts that AIDS is a disease caused by the virus. The name of this virus is H.I.V. The full name of AIDS is ‘Human Immune Virus’. The full name of AIDS is ‘Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome’. Therefore, it is said that AIDS is a symptom of a lack of resistance to diseases. In June 1981, the ‘Center for Disease Control’ in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, first discovered HIV. When the AIDS virus enters the body, it attacks the T4 cells that fight diseases in the blood. As a result, the patient dies. Since there is no medicine for this disease, the death of the patient is inevitable.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Bangladesh
Causes of HIV infection
Everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, or social status, can be infected with HIV equally. HIV is spread through four types of body fluids. These are: blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. A healthy person can only be infected with HIV if the body fluids of a man or woman infected with HIV enter the blood of that person.
Symptoms of AIDS
- The patient loses weight.
- A dry cough for a long time.
- A continuous fever for more than a month.
- Loose stools for a month or more.
- Severe pain in the neck or armpits or a rash on the face.
- Fungal diseases appear in different parts of the body.
- Any part of the body suddenly swells.
Global status of HIV
No country in Asia and the Pacific is immune to HIV/AIDS. Countries like Thailand and Cambodia have seen high rates of infection since the early 1990s. Epidemics are also occurring in parts of China and Indonesia.In some countries, some treatments are available that can prolong the destruction of the immune system. Other treatments have been developed that can prevent or cure some of the diseases associated with AIDS. As with other diseases, the earlier the disease is diagnosed, the better the chance of treatment and prevention. Of course, HIV infection is never curable, only the progression of HIV to full-blown AIDS can be delayed.
AIDS situation in Asia
In Asia and the Pacific, 6.9 million people are currently living with HIV, of which 300,000 adults and children were newly infected in 2025 alone. In addition, about 410 people die from AIDS-related causes every day. The total annual death toll now stands at about 150,000. At the same time, an average of about 820 new HIV infections occur every day.The situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.https://fariha.xyz/bangladesh-communication-system/
Ways to prevent AIDS
There is no definitive cure for AIDS. However, abstaining from taking drugs is the best way to prevent HIV infection. In addition, preventing free association between men and women.Refraining from taking any blood from the body of an H.I.V. infected patient. Preventing free association between men and women using syringes, needles, and dental equipment used by others.