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• Stage 2
- Active but asymptomatic and may remain
so for years
- May experience herpes zoster (shingles)
- May experience a transient
thrombocytopenia
• Stage 3
- Symptomatic
- Evidence of immune dysfunction
- All body systems can present with signs of
immune dysfunction
- Integumentary and gynecological problems
are common
• Stage 4
- Advance HIV infection
- More vulnerable to common bacterial infections
- Development of opportunistic infections
- Serious immune compromise
INFECTIVE ORGANISM:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
INFECTIVE SOURCE:
• Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), commonly
found in the white-collared monkey.
ETHOD OF TRANSMISSION:
• Horizontal Contact Transmission
• Vertical (perinatal) Transmission
NCUBATION PERIOD:
• average length of incubation at this
time is five to ten years
Pulmonary Manifestations
LINICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
• Pulmonary
Manifestations
• GI Manifestations
• Oral Manifestations
• CNS Manifestations
• Ocular Manifestations
• Malignancies
BORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TES
• ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)