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Opportunistic Infections In HIV Journals

Having HIV/AIDS weakens your body's immune system. It destroys the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts you in danger for opportunistic infections (OIs). OIs are serious infections that take advantage of your weak immune system. These infections are less common and fewer severe in healthy people.

There are many types of OIs:

Bacterial infections, including tuberculosis and a serious related disease Viral infections, such as cytomegalovirus and hepatitis C Fungal infections, like yeast infections, cryptococcal meningitis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and histoplasmosis Parasitic infections, such as cryptosporidiosis and toxoplasmosis

Having HIV/AIDS can make infections harder to treat. People with HIV/AIDS also are more likely to possess complications from common illnesses like the flu.

You can help prevent infections by taking your HIV/AIDS medicines. Other things which will help include practicing sexual activity, washing your hands well and maintaining distance with people, and sometimes, and cooking your food thoroughly.

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