Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2005. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. I want information about what are the organs affected due to AIDS and also which type of cells are damaged and to what extent?
Thanking You!
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Regional HIV/AIDS Physician Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
The questions you bring up are important, and indeed, each work chapters in a book! We refer you to a website from San Francisco's Project Inform: http://www.projectinform.org/fs/day1.html which has excellent links to what happens to the immune system, what symptoms may occur, and what longer term issues may arise.
Remember, HIV is basically a treatable condition today, and one day it should be curable as well!
Good luck!
Mark Katz, MD
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