PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -HIV weakens the body’s ability to fight other infections, and without treatment people will become more susceptible to other severe illnesses such as tuberculosis, cryptococcal meningitis, bacterial infections and some cancers including lymphomas and Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Detailed explanation-2: -Opportunistic infections (OIs) are illnesses that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with HIV. This is because they have damaged immune systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Are Some of the Most Common Opportunistic Infections? Some of the most common OIs in people with HIV are: Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection-a viral infection that can cause sores on the lips and mouth. Salmonella infection-a bacterial infection that affects the intestines.

Detailed explanation-4: -The leading causes of death of HIV patients were accidental death and suicide (21.5%), and the leading cause of death for those with AIDS was AIDS-defining disease (76.4%).