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In HIV, the temperature is kept constantly

Thermoregulation of the body and the immune system in HIV infection are beginning to experience a failure. In some cases, begins the development of a malignant tumor, the decay of which leads to a fever as a result of strong intoxication. In addition, steadily increasing the temperature up to several months in the course of HIV in the acute stage. At the time of passage of a generalized infectious process, there is a significant reduction of lymphocytes in the blood.

Patient much a fever, increases perspiration and reduces the weight. Infection with the development leads to a complete suppression of the immune system, Immunodeficiency can lead to the increase in temperature in almost any situation. With the development of AIDS high risk of mortality. Although today doctors say that no matter how much the temperature is not kept, all the same with timely measures and the appointment medicines even with this diagnosis can achieve a sustained remission and to prolong the patient's life.

What is HIV?

HIV is a deficiency of the immune system when the virus leads to the destruction of the immune system under the influence of different kinds of infections, germs. In the absence of protective forces of an organism viruses nothing stands in the way for quick penetration and propagation. HIV infection is extremely dangerous even in the case of patients experiencing minor cold, while a healthy person it can cause any harm.

The HIV virus attacks the cells of the body

Besides, HIV infected person is potentially dangerous to other people. He can become infected not only from an infected person through bodily fluid: blood, semen, saliva, urine and even breast milk, but also from insects and animals. Gradually there is an accumulation of infectious agents, but while the immune system fights and produces antibodies, symptoms in humans, and patients are not even aware of their status, they are infected and threaten to infect other people.

Why HIV fever?

At the moment of infection the person does not feel the presence of an infection in the body. Gradually, as the accumulation begins to periodically increase the temperature up to 37, 5g, when along with other symptoms leads to the suspicion that was the common cold. Symptoms when HIV infected is similar with many diseases acute respiratory disease, SARS. For example, the flu in addition to temperature:

  • rash appears on the body,
  • slightly enlarged lymph nodes,
  • diarrhoea in disorders of the stomach and intestines.

HIV is recurrent in nature, and the temperature rises from time to time for 3-5 years. The immune system starts generating antibodies in response to the virus, in order to protect the body from the invasion of the pathogen. Lymphocytes begin an active struggle with the white cells in the blood, but not enough of them. The immune system is gradually destroyed, although depending on the condition of the immune system is the latent stage of HIV can be quite long and sick for a long time unaware of the infection in the body.

With early detection of diseases can strengthen the immune system or maintain it at the level that the patient could safely live without any serious disturbing symptoms. Medical treatment fails to achieve even the death of abnormal cells in the body. But even if, for example, the birth of a healthy baby, the virus can be transmitted through breast milk in case of infection of the mother and thus lead to the development of acquired immunodeficiency.

The periodic temperature increase for several months (especially in the morning) suggests that people infected with the virus, occurring initially in the form of flu. But the difference in HIV infection in:

  • the stability of the temperature by 5-6 months, the impossibility of churning antivirals,
  • slow healing of wounds if available.

With HIV the body's defenses lowered, the temperature increase indicates the development of a viral infection in the body. The infection is a deadly danger, although the first occurs as influenza, SARS

Symptoms for HIV

The symptoms are similar to many infectious diseases. The distinctive symptoms in HIV-infected individuals are:

  • swollen lymph nodes,
  • the early exacerbation of chronic diseases,
  • the increased sweating at night,
  • the bouts of diarrhea,
  • fever that does not resolve with antibiotics,
  • increasing the temperature to 37, 5-38,0 without any reason,
  • rapid weight loss habitual diet and lifestyle.

With increasing temperature the body begins to vigorously fight the infection, causing it to fail almost all organs and systems in the body. If the body temperature lasts a long time, the disease progresses and can occur inview:

  • pneumonia Pneumocystis at toxin nervous system when the patient has fever up to 2-3 weeks, confusion, fever, shortness of breath, expectoration dry cough with thick sputum, convulsions in babies, vomiting. Temperature in the neighborhood of 38, 3 - 38, 7 grams,
  • stomatitis in case of mucosal lesions in the mouth on the background of HIV infection and the development of candidiasis, which often is diagnosed in young children. On the throat, esophagus, tongue, a white plaque in the mouth mucosa is covered with ulcers, hard of saliva, fever, swollen lymph nodes, inflamed areas on the tissues, the gums. The symptoms can last up to 4 weeks,
  • neurospine in the event of damage to the nervous system when the patient has: encephalitis meningitis, Central nervous system disorder, headache, insomnia, excessive salivation, sweating, weakness, fever up to 38 C. In the acute patient flow much fever, the temperature rises to 39-40 C, tense muscles in the neck, cranky shell of the brain, in infants under one year there are seizures, hallucinations, partial paralysis of the limbs during the flow of the terminal stage of AIDS. Temperature when HIV is constantly increasing in the morning, not amenable to removal antipyretic funds kept at 37,3 – 37,6 gr. until 5-6 months, every day, further signs of a lesion of the cerebral cortex begin to appear already fully,
  • herpes in defeat infection of the skin with the appearance of non-healing ulcers, rashes, fever, headaches, eczema Kaposi during primary infection, fever, enlargement of lymph nodes, nasal inflammation, rash on the mucous membrane, as in simple herpes accompanied with fever at 37.6 degrees. Fever can stay for up to several months,
  • vascular diseases, when the focus of infection is located in the small vascular glomeruli, or the kidney, leading to nephritis, renal tubular lesions, kidney failure, violation of the water water-electrolyte balance and metabolism, pyelonephritis accompanied by fever, rise in temperature to 38 C and its holding for no apparent reason within 6 days. But with medicines it is possible to normalize the temperature and to achieve the restoration of potassium ions, sodium in the body.

Patients shown special therapy. Prolonged fever can stay on the background of renal failure can lead to a significant reduction in the quality and length of life.

The temperature at which the virus killed?

The body somehow resists viruses when the temperature increase observed. However, to fully cope with HIV, because the virus in the human biomaterial tenacious and dies completely for 30-40 minutes at T – more than 60 degrees Celsius. But this temperature is not critical. The cells are still alive and after a while begins to rise again.

All of this suggests that the virus when infected blood cannot be destroyed even at higher high temperatures, because it penetrates the cell structure, and is itself protected by a dense protein coat. Human temperature can destroy the virus only partially, and therefore, eradication of the virus from the body completely, unfortunately, impossible. Knowing the stability and survival of the virus in the environment (T is from -40 to +60gr) people find it easier to understand what should be the temperature for destruction of the virus, and when you can and cannot get them through everyday life. That's why it's so important to always observe the basic preventive measures in order not to get infected. If infection has occurred and symptoms, particularly in HIV high temperature, it is impossible to delay going to the doctors, undergo diagnostic procedures.