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Indian
Definition of AIDS |
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National AIDS Organization concept of AIDS in adults in India is defined as who has |
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Positive test of HIV antibodies detected by the separate tests using two different antigens, and any one of the following criterion; |
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1. (a) weight lost of 10% or Pyrexia |
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1. (b) Chronic diarrhea of one month duration of chronic cough, one month duration. |
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2. Disseminated pulmonary or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis |
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3. Neurological impairment restricting daily activities |
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4. Candidiasis of the esophagus diagnosable, dysphaxia (odynophagia) along with the oral
Candidiasis |
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5. D. Sarcoma. |
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Clinical stage progression is as follows : |
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Stage I : HIV infection - Asymptomatic |
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Stage II : HIV related disease - Symptomatic |
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Pulmonary tuberculosis, Thrombocytopenia |
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Stage III : Advanced HIV/AIDS |
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A person with AIDS Related Complex has illness caused by damage to the immune system, but without opportunistic infections and cancers associated with AIDS, but they exhibit one or more of the following signs. |
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i. Un-explained diarrhea, lasting longer than a month |
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ii. Fatigue |
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iii. Malaria |
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iv. Loss of more than 10% body weight |
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v. Fever |
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vi. Night sweats, or other milder opportunistic infections such as oral thrust, generalized Lymphadenopathy, enlarged spleen |
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Normally people with healthy immune system have more than 950 T-Helper cells in each Cu.mm of blood, although a few people do not have more than 500 and remain healthy. The number of T-Helper cells usually falls over course of HIV infection. People with AIDS usually have T-Helper cell counts below 200. AIDS is the ending stage of HIV infection. The average survival time after AIDS diagnosis is 1-3 year and this may be influenced by exposure to opportunistic infection or access to health care. |
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International Definition of AIDS |
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The Center of Disease Control devised an AIDS case definition and classification system base on presence of certain opportunistic infection and / or malignancies in the absence of other causes of immuno-deficiencies. The average survival time after diagnosis is 1-3 year. This may be influence by exposure of opportunistic infection access to health care. |
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| A1 - 500 CD4
Asymptomatic |
B1 - 500 CD4
Cut Loss
Pyrexia |
C1 - 500 CD4
CD4 10% lost,
Wt loss, no pyrexia
C T.B. infection |
A2 – 499 CD4
Asymptomatic |
B2 - 499 CD4
Wt. Loss
Pyrexia |
C2 - 499 CD4
CD4 10% wt. Loss.
High grade continuous fever C T.B. infection |
A3 200 CD4
Asymptomatic |
B3 - 200 CD4
Wt. Loss
Pyrexia |
C3 - 200 CD4
10% wt loss
T.B. infection |
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C3 grade patience will combact in A1 Catogory. |
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1993 Revised Classification system for HIV Infection and Expanded AIDS Surveillance Case Definition for Adolescents and Adults. |
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Clinical Categories |
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CD4+T -cell
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(A) ASYMPTOMATIC ACCUTE (primary) HIV or PGL |
(B) Symptomatic, Not (A) or (C) Conditions |
(C) AIDS – indicator Conditions |
| (1) > 500/mm3 |
A1 |
B1 |
C1 |
| (2) 200-499/ mm3 |
A2 |
B2 |
C2 |
(3) <200/ mm3
(AIDS indicator T-cell count) |
A3 |
B3 |
C3 |
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