| What
is Herpes? |
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Herpes are lesions caused
by a virus called Herpes Simplex Virus. Symptoms usually appear in 1
to 30 days after having intercourse. The person may not have any symptoms
or can feel small painful blisters on the genital organs or in the mouth.
The affected may experience flu-like symptoms. The blisters last from
1 to 3 weeks. And they disappear like the genital warts but the virus
remains quietly in the body and possibly reappears.
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| What
are Genital Warts? |
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The genital wart appears as a soft, flesh toned, bumpy
growth that often looks like miniature pieces of cauliflower. They can
be small or clusters in large masses. They can be found on the vulva,
in the vagina, on the cervix, penis, anus and urethra. Another virus
called Human Papilloma Virus causes wart growths. Some genital wart
viruses can cause cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina or penis.
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| What
is AIDS? |
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AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Human Immune Deficiency Virus is called HIV that primarily attacks the
person's immune system and later affects other parts of the body. The
immune system is what allows the body to fight off diseases, from common
cold to vaginal infections and cancer. When the virus attacks the immune
system, the immune system is not able to fight infection because a person
affected with the virus may not show any symptoms and does not know
whether he or she has the virus. It may take several months to over
10 years for a person carrying virus to develop symptoms of AIDS. Even
though it spread through sexual contact chances are there to be infected
by blood transfusion and needle pricking.
Stage 1 The patient is without any symptoms.
Sometimes lymph node enlargements can be found. This stage can be understood
by the investigation of CD4 lymphocyte count and test for HIV is positive.
Stage ll Lack of immunity symptoms. Mostly
found on respiratory tract and oral ulceration develops.
Stage lll It is well marked by weight loss.
Persistent fever, chronic diarrhoea, oral candidiasis, bleeding tendency
from gastro intestinal tract is frequent. Tuberculosis is very common
and other bacterial infections may develop.
Stage lV A number of life threatening complications
will appear which shows the fully acquired immunity deficiency symptoms.
Later brain and nervous complications will worse the condition.
It is common fear that every body has these symptoms since it corroborates
their natural resistance like other diseases. The infection is confirmed
only by the prescribed tests.
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| How
to Diagnose? |
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Diagnosis of sexually transmitted
diseases is confirmed only by the laboratory findings such as smear,
serological tests, culture and special tests like Elisa, Immunoassay
tests. If you've tested positive for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
you are infected with the virus that causes AIDS. It does not mean you
have AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person has specific signs
or symptoms of immune system deficiency.
HIV attacks the body's immune system by destroying white
blood cells called CD4 cells (also T4 or T helper cells). CD4 cells
help the immune system fight infection. When you are HIV positive, your
risk of infection will be reflected by the CD4 count.
The viral load test is a way of measuring how much virus
is present in the blood. The viral load and the CD4 count, along with
evaluation of your signs and symptoms, will help your doctor determine
when to start antiviral medication and whether you are at risk of developing
an opportunistic infection.
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| How
to Prevent? |
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Persons with single sexual
partner are the least likely to get HIV. If you do have or had more
than one partner or are unsure if your partner has more than one partner,
it is very important to use condoms to prove a barrier for any infectious
organisms.
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| What
is the treatment? |
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The
infections, which are controlled initially, do not harm your body. But
once it invades the blood stream, it gives much trouble. We can kill
or control the virus, bacteria or fungus with strong medication. But
the serological reactions would make every victim more anxious. It would
make him suspicious and ask,
"Will it affect my children, doctor?"
" Will it affect my wife/husband?"
Whatever may be the
nature of infection its impact affects the interpersonal relationship
with one's life partner and disrupts the normal harmony of daily life.
Homoeopathy
treats the person and raises the immunity rather than killing the organisms.
Homoeopathy suits well for the AIDS treatment because it treats the
basic immunity problem. I have attended few cases of AIDS with negative
results but still it requires further definite confirmations like CD4
and viral load test and also requires time to observe symptoms. It would
take few years for this study. Duration for cured cases would require
little more time. I have come across many sexually transmitted diseases
that have given me good results. It is wonderful to observe the serological
reactions become negative. I wondered at the disappearance of genital
warts. I couldn't even locate the place where it was earlier found.
Many seek our treatment even though they do not respond well. In such
cases also I have been successful in finding solutions. Many chronic
lesions had been wonderfully corrected with the dynamic remedy!
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