commemorate World AIDS Day in 2009 "Do you care?"

We have all heard of AIDS, right? Collection of symptoms caused by reduced / loss of our immune system. AIDS caused by HIV, the virus that is attacking the human immune system. In the world, AIDS has attacked more or less than 60s million people, male or female, old or young, even babies, all skin color / race, and various sexual orientations.

In Indonesia, an estimated hundreds of thousands of people already infected with HIV, although until the end of September 2009 the number of cases of AIDS and HIV-positive or who have registered on the manifest only thousands of people, but from July to September were reported there until thousands of people infected with HIV.


According to Wikipedia, AIDS is a syndrome, a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from specific damage to the immune system due to HIV infection in humans, and similar viruses in other species (SIV, FIV, etc.). AIDS itself is short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which can be interpreted as decreased immune syndrome. AIDS is a syndrome caused by a virus known as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which can be interpreted as a decrease in viral immunity in humans.

Displacement HIV itself through body fluids. For example through sex without a condom with a protective or a lot of people, using DRUGS with needles shared by many people, blood transfusion, mother and child relationship during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as contact with an infected body fluids. The displacement of this virus came without realizing it, because there was no extreme symptoms when HIV entered the human body. Unlike skin or allergic diseases which have been immediately obvious if contaminated.

So when I can get caught? Usually discovered after a while, when the patient experienced a decrease in specific immunity. The reason? It could be the lightest of the disease such as cough or flu. Coughs and colds but prolonged does not heal open space for other diseases into the patient's body. If more and more exposed, so the weaker the immune system is the patient, and can eventually died.

People with AIDS often have systemic symptoms of infection such as fever, sweating (especially at night), swollen glands, chills, weakness, and weight loss. After the diagnosis of AIDS is made, an average length of survival time with antiretroviral therapy (2005) estimated that more than 5 years, but because new treatments continue to grow and because HIV continues to evolve against the treatment, the estimated survival time will probably continue to change. Without antiretroviral therapy, death usually occurs within a year. Most patients died of opportunistic infections or cancers associated with the destruction of the immune system.

The rate of clinical disease progression varies between individuals and has proven to be influenced by many factors such as a person to disease susceptibility and immune function health care and other infections, as well as factors related to the strain of the virus. Specific opportunistic infections suffered by AIDS patients was also dependent on the prevalence of these infections in the geographic area where the patient lives.

In the general population, especially in Indonesia, there is still much less responsive and alert to AIDS. Lack of basic knowledge and lack of socialization that lead to awareness of AIDS. As a result, many are still forced to do so and eventually lead to contracting the HIV virus is everywhere.

And also, lack of knowledge about AIDS, community groups affected by the HIV virus is even shunned. Afraid of AIDS is part of the main reasons. AIDS patient group was called PLWHA (People With HIV / AIDS). And people living with HIV are also human. hehe ... Need socialization, and affection between man himself. It is precisely people like these we really need help. Because they will not live much longer. And we need to give them beautiful memories in their lives become shorter because of AIDS. Help them through the half the remaining life without any discrimination! do you agree??


Let's us jazz up to commemorate World AIDS Day in 2009 with your various events!!
"Do you care?"

Swine Flu Virus (H1N1)

Swine flu virus or other you call name giving for this virus, H1N1 virus. Swine flu epidemic. Swine flu pandemic. It's all the same.


Swine flu virus, now called H1N1 influenza A, is a type of flu virus. It is a new strain of flu that has just recently been affecting people. It is not caught from pigs or by eating pork. It is a human influenza virus and is being spread by people. It is thought to be a combination of three different flu viruses - swine flu, bird flu and human flu. The new strain is extremely contagious and is quickly spreading across the globe.

H1N1 is different from other strains of influenza. This particular strain of influenza has not been previously exposed to humans before so there are no built up immunities to it. This is what makes it so serious. At the current time there is no preventative drug that you can take in order to avoid getting it. That is why people who are elderly, very young or those who have compromised immune systems must be extremely careful to avoid getting the flu.

Just how dangerous it will be remains to be seen. We are just beginning to see the start of the cases in the United States. It is thought to have originated in Mexico but has since spread globally. The worst cases of it seem to be in Mexico, likely because many people were unaware of the dangers of the flu and did not seek immediate medical treatment.

It was renamed H1N1 influenza A to avoid people making a connection to pigs. This is similar in some ways to the flu that hit the world decades ago. However it is proving to be more serious. The outbreak is becoming serious because nobody has any immunity to this particular strain of influenza. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 4 people who come into contact with swine flu with contract it.

The swine flu has similar symptoms to standard seasonal flu bugs. Swine flu is characterized by a high fever at first and extreme fatigue along with muscle aches. There are also typical cold symptoms that accompany the swine flu including a cough and a sore throat and stuffy nose. Some people additionally have reported nausea or vomiting and diarrhea. The severity of the symptoms is what leads most doctors to consider a diagnosis of swine flu.


What are the swine flu symptoms?
Well, just like any other flu, there's fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue and maybe a little vomiting and diarrhea. Nothing that anyone who has had any other kind of influenza in the past wouldn't be familiar with. But those things can be symptoms of other illnesses also.

Anyone who has the symptoms should seek medical attention right away. Those who get immediate treatment are most likely going to make a full recovery. Doctors take a nose and throat swab sample to send to the lab for testing. The results will be returned within several days. The treatment is a drug called Tamiflu. The doctor will prescribe Tamiflu if it is needed. Most people will get over the swine flu within just a few days. Once you have had swine flu your body will have an immunity from this particular strain in the future.

What's the best way to avoid swine flu? Well, the very best way is to keep your immune system healthy. And there are many additional ways to keep your immune system healthy. You probably remember that old saying "the good lord helps those who help themselves." Well, if you help yourself by keeping your immune system strong and healthy and resilient, you'll be just fine even if you are exposed to H1N1 or any other virus.

Bird Flu Virus (H5N1)

This virus first identified in Italy in around 1905 the virus is now known to exist worldwide. One strain of the H5N1 virus of avian influenza that first surfaced in 1997 has been identified as the most likely source of a future influenza pandemic around the world. Bird flu virus is the street name for the Influenza A virus, which is the virus that causes Avian flu. The name says it all, as Bird flu is a virus that is hosted by birds. With that said though it may infect several other species of mammals.

Different strains of the virus may infect various type of animals. These animals include including birds, pigs, horses, seals, whales. It is even known that the virus could reach humans in mass. Avian influenza quickly spreads in the air and in manure. Contaminated feed, water, equipment and clothing can also increase transmission. There is no proof at the moment that the virus can survive in well cooked meat.

The incubation period for Bird Flu is 3 to 5 days. Symptoms vary among animals. Virulent strains of the H5N1 virus can cause death within a few days.
Humans are affected with similar symptoms as other types of flu.

Symptoms such as ↓
• Cough
• Fever
• Muscle aches
• Conjunctivitis
• Sore throat

In extreme cases, severe breathing problems and pneumonia can result which can be fatal. The result and the extremity of the infection will depend on the state of the infected person's immune system. Somtimes a victim will have been exposed to the strain before, and will be in part immune to the virus.

Different Types of Flu

Influenza is an infectious disease that is one of the most common illnesses suffered by human beings. During the course of their lifetime, most people experience this illness in one form or another multiple times. Nowadays, many people have access to flu vaccinations which can help prevent the illness from occurring. However, understanding more about the three different types of this illness is important to knowing how it happens.






→ Flu Virus A ←
(Influenza virus A)
The type A form of influenza is the most virulent and has the most unpleasant symptoms of the three possible types. It is the most common form, and is also the form responsible for the largest outbreaks throughout history. More people die from type A flu than from any other type.

The type A influenza consists of several different subsets types. The most severe subset is known as the highly pathogenic variety; the low pathogenic type is the least severe subset of this type of flu. Just about any time you hear about major outbreaks in the news, or when a certain strain is described as being particularly devastating to humans, it is almost certainly type A. Additionally, severe strains are almost always of the highly pathogenic variety.

Type A is definitely the most concerning type of flu to contract of all 3 types. History has shown that very young children and elderly for the most susceptible when it comes to this type. However, many flu vaccinations are available to help prevent contracting this type. This is fortunate, since the risks associated with type A are the most serious.



→ Flu Virus B ←
(Influenza virus B)
The type B flu is not responsible for any type of pandemics, and is rarely mentioned in the news as highly dangerous or potentially terminal. Most people acquire some type of immunity to type B at a relatively early age. However, the pathogens behind type B also mutate frequently, so any immunity will not last forever.

The common occurrence of flu that happens during the winter months is usually of the type B variety. All of the coughing, hacking and other outward symptoms can almost always be attributed to the type B form. However, flu vaccinations do not offer an effective cure or countermeasure to this strain, and researchers continue to work to find ways to combat it.



→ Flu Virus C ←
(Influenza virus C)
The type C form of influenza is the rarest one. If someone contracts influenza, it is almost always the type A or type B variety. In the very rare instance when Type C occurs there are severe symptoms to follow. This form of the flu is also far likelier to be contracted by children than by any other segment of the population.