Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is first present itself in the blood. It does not mean the patient is suffering from AIDS. HIV sero-conversion takes 8-10 years to become AIDS.   How HIV/AIDS Spreads: Due to sex: 42.2% Due to Blood transfusion: 15.96% Drug addiction: 13.5%   For HIV to become AIDS, the time taken is 6-8 years.   Now, the highly active Anti retro viral treatment (HAART) is giving some solace to the patients. Most of the HIV patients suffer from depression and social alienation. This makes the patient to commit suicide. So, counseling has major role in the treatment of AIDS along with medicine. … [Read more...]