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Bookmark or Share- VIH/sida - Síntomas y causas - Mayo ClinicLa causa es el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana o VIH. El VIH daña el sistema inmunitario, de modo que el organismo es menos capaz de combatir infecciones y enfermedades. Si no se trata el VIH , pueden pasar años antes de que debilite el sistema inmunitario lo suficiente como para convertirse en SIDA .
- Kaposi sarcoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicThe human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi sarcoma. Healthcare professionals believe this virus, also called HHV-8, spreads from person to person through saliva. It also may be passed through blood. When a healthy person gets the HHV-8 virus, that person's immune system is likely to control it.
- Early HIV symptoms: What are they? - Mayo ClinicEarly HIV symptoms are called acute retroviral syndrome or acute HIV infection. The symptoms are the body's natural response to the virus. Many people with HIV get flu-like symptoms of it early on, but some people don't.
- HIV/AIDS - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicIt's caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, also called HIV. HIV damages the immune system so that the body is less able to fight infection and disease. If HIV isn't treated, it can take years before it weakens the immune system enough to become AIDS .
- HIV/AIDS - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicIf you get a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, tests can help your healthcare professional learn the stage of your disease and the best treatment, including: CD4 T cell count. CD4 T cells are white blood cells that HIV targets and destroys. Even if you have no symptoms, HIV infection becomes AIDS when your CD4 T cell count dips below 200.
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