The Department of Health Abu Dhabi has confirmed that the number of new HIV cases worldwide is decreasing, as well as the number of AIDS-related deaths, however, there is still no HIV treatment, which means that awareness and education are still necessary to reduce infection rates , Indicating that there are 10 symptoms that can appear in an AIDS patient.

In detail, the department explained on its website that the most common way to get AIDS is through unsafe sexual intercourse (i.e. without using a condom) with a person infected with the virus, oral sex (especially when there are sores or problems of the gums and mouth), blood transfusion or its components from A person infected with the virus, participating in the use of injection needles or tattoos, participating in the use of sharp tools such as scissors and nail clippers, transferring the virus from the infected mother to the child during pregnancy or childbirth, and transferring the virus from mother to child through breast milk.

And the department indicated on its official website that the virus does not transmit through hugs, kissing, holding hands, sneezing, coughing, bathing or swimming pools, using toilet sessions or towels, eating together or using common utensils, or biting insects,

She pointed out that as a result of the deterioration of the immune system, the AIDS patient may suffer from several symptoms caused by various types of opportunistic diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, which is the most important infectious disease that kills the life of the AIDS patient, and is the primary cause of death among these patients. And other opportunistic infections, including pneumonia (neomonia), and fungal and viral infections that do not affect people with healthy immunity.

The department identified 10 symptoms that can be seen on the AIDS patient, including high temperature, heavy sweating, persistent diarrhea, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, skin rashes or itching, visual disturbance, mouth ulcers (fungal infections), difficulty swallowing, as well as difficulty In his breathing, he pointed out that the AIDS patient may also develop some types of cancer that lead to a further deterioration in the patient's health status.