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Xiong Hong Hai
Infectious Disease
About me
With 9 years of clinical experience, currently working as an attending physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Ji'an Central People's Hospital. Also a member of the Ji'an Liver Disease Society.
Proficient in diseases
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV with HBsAg positive, HBV with HBeAg positive, rabies, pulmonary tuberculosis, lymph node tuberculosis, fatty liver, alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and HCV.
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What are the methods to block AIDS?
The prevention of HIV can be done through medication or by using condoms. When engaging in sexual activities, if it is unclear whether the other party is infected with HIV, it is crucial to use a condom. The quality of the condom should be good. Additionally, when using a condom, it must be worn correctly to cover the genitals. Besides using condoms, if unprotected high-risk behaviors occur, it is necessary to take HIV antiretroviral drugs as soon as possible after the behavior, and no later than 72 hours afterwards.
What should I do if I am infected with AIDS?
If it is clearly an HIV infection, it is necessary to start antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible. Early treatment can effectively suppress the virus, eliminating its contagiousness and gradually restoring immune function to a near-normal state. During the medication process, it is crucial to take medicine at the right times and in the right amounts. Additionally, maintaining regular follow-ups and periodic re-evaluations of the condition to monitor any changes, watching out for side effects of medications, and assessing the effectiveness of the treatment are important. With regular follow-ups and proper care, it is indeed possible to live a normal lifespan and have a good quality of life. However, if the condition is allowed to progress without appropriate management, it may lead to serious complications and even death. If opportunistic infections or other complications are present, appropriate responses are necessary. For example, if there is a concurrent tuberculosis infection, active anti-tuberculosis treatment should be pursued. If there is a fungal infection, antifungal medications should be selected based on the specific type of fungus involved.
Rabies clinical symptoms
Rabies presents with typical symptoms that usually appear two to four days before the onset, including low-grade fever, general discomfort, muscle soreness, weakness, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Some individuals may also experience irrational fear, anxiety, agitation, irritability, hyper-sensitivity, insomnia, or depression. The bitten area may also exhibit symptoms of nerve pain, numbness, itching, or a sensation similar to an ant bite. Once rabies onset occurs, it generally leads to death, and it is rare for individuals to survive more than ten days after the disease manifests.
Can people with AIDS have children?
Individuals infected with HIV who undergo systematic and standardized antiretroviral therapy early in the course of their illness can suppress the virus to undetectable levels and gradually boost their immune system to near-normal conditions. Then, under the guidance of experienced infectious disease or HIV specialists, they can have children normally; they can get pregnant and have children, and many of the children born are healthy. It is essential to implement scientific and rational mother-to-child transmission prevention, and this should be managed under the joint care of experienced infectious disease doctors and obstetricians.
What are the most obvious symptoms of AIDS?
People with HIV exhibit different symptoms at different stages of the infection. During the acute phase of AIDS, the most evident symptoms may include rashes, generalized swelling of lymph nodes, sore throat, fever, etc. There are no obvious symptoms during the latent phase, which may only manifest as some swollen lymph nodes. In the late stage of the disease, patients are prone to recurrent fevers, weight loss, cough, and oral leukoplakia among other signs. It is important to handle these based on the actual situation and start treatment for HIV as soon as possible.
acute phase symptoms of AIDS
The symptoms of the acute phase of AIDS can actually be very non-specific, with many people not showing any obvious symptoms. Some people, about two to three weeks after being infected with the HIV virus, may experience a series of symptoms such as fever, rash, sore throat, swollen and painful lymph nodes, diarrhea, etc. Some might only exhibit one or two of these signs. In reality, the symptoms are often not very typical. The main consideration should be the patient's high-risk behaviors, along with testing for HIV antibodies or HIV nucleic acids, as these can be used to diagnose AIDS.
What should I do if I am diagnosed with AIDS?
Once HIV is diagnosed, systematic and standardized antiretroviral therapy should be initiated. Once the infection is confirmed, it is crucial to start standardized antiretroviral treatment as early as possible, such as using antiviral drugs which can reduce the replication of HIV in the body; treatment can also be combined with protease inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, etc. By adhering to standardized long-term antiretroviral therapy, HIV can be effectively suppressed to undetectable levels, allowing immune function to gradually improve to near-normal status. This reduces the occurrence of opportunistic infections and gradually improves any that do occur, significantly reducing the incidence of certain tumors.
Does AIDS cause weight loss?
People with AIDS, in the late stages when the disease progresses to the symptomatic phase, due to severe immunodeficiency, will experience a series of related opportunistic infections and opportunistic tumors. There will also be manifestations of AIDS wasting syndrome, at which point there will be a noticeable weight loss and emaciation. During the latent phase of AIDS, also known as the asymptomatic period, the weight might not necessarily decrease noticeably. The diagnosis of AIDS, once confirmed, requires systematic and standardized antiretroviral therapy.
rabies incubation period
The incubation period for rabies is one to three months, and it is rare for it to exceed one year. The length of the incubation period for rabies varies, the shortest being about five days and the longest can reach up to eight years, with an average incubation period of one to three months. Cases exceeding one year account for about 2%-3%. The length of the incubation period for rabies is closely related to several factors including the virulence of the virus, and the nerve distribution at the site of entry. The more viruses there are, the stronger their virulence, and the richer the nerve supply at the entry site, especially closer to the central nervous system, the shorter the incubation period.
Characteristics of AIDS skin symptoms
People with HIV are relatively prone to some skin symptoms. During the acute phase, they tend to develop rashes that are scattered across the body without significant itching, and often accompanied by fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes throughout the body. In the late stages of the disease, the skin of HIV-infected individuals is prone to other fungal infections, such as Manifi Penicillium, common psoriasis, and infections like jock itch and ringworm, which must be considered based on the actual circumstances.