Sunday, March 1, 2015

Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases

HIV is a virus which destroys human immune system. In the early phases of disease, the individual has no indications. Be that as it may, as the disease advances, the invulnerable framework gets to be weaker. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, transfusion of not contaminated blood, sharing of needles and between a mother and her new born child amid pregnancy and labor. A large portion of the Africans are victims of HIV.

Malaria is brought on by a parasite called Plasm-odium, which is transmitted through the bites of contaminated mosquitoes. In our body, the parasites reproduce in the liver, and afterward contaminate our body cells. If not treated, fever can rapidly get to be life-undermining by disturbing the blood supply to organs. Dengue Virus resulted in numerous deaths in Pakistan.

Malaria and HIV and different sicknesses result in more than two million deaths per year.
In territories with malaria transmission, HIV expands the danger of malaria and fever in grown-ups.

HIV effected pregnant ladies who get to be malaria victims are at expanded danger of all the unfavorable results of malaria in their pregnancy.

• Almost 600 youngsters passed on each day of AIDS-related causes in 2012.


• Malaria intercessions spared the lives of three million adolescent kids somewhere around 2000 and 2012.

Mrs Shehnaaz from Islamabad is victim of AIDS who lives with 6 kids under her care: 3 young girls and 3 young boys around 1 and 13 years. She lost her spouse to the illness and is required to address her own particular needs and additionally those of the children she resides with. Individuals like Shehnaaz inspired Labor solidarity association to begin a system of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Mitigation. The association through this system has backed defenseless family units through their effective seminars.

Prevention of mother and Child transmission of HIV: A Pregnant HIV lady takes medicines in pregnancy and labor to combat the danger of passing HIV to their infants. Their new conceived infants additionally get HIV medication for 6 weeks after conception. The HIV medication diminishes the danger of disease from HIV that may have entered a child's body during labor.

Needle Exchange: Always utilize new, unused needles or by flushing the needle and plunger with water each one time you utilize a medication syringe.

Getting Tested: The best way to make sure of your HIV status is to get tested. With oral test, you can even get a cheek swab and get your results in 20 minutes.

Get Lotions and Safety Nets: To battle Malaria it is imperative to utilize nets and creams which don't permit mosquitoes to draw close to you and don't let any water stand adjacent your spots especially after Rain.

To conclude it’s on us to take best care of ourselves and avoid everything which is prone to these diseases as if we do self-safety and get careful with every step these diseases can never come near us.

By Mishaal Shahzad
Islamabad
Pakistan

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