Evaluating Risk Factors: HIV/AIDS
Evaluating your likely current (and near future) state of health means taking into account the risk factors — such as your HIV/AIDS risk/status — that affect you. Our medical diagnosis tool, The Analyst™, identifies major risk factors by asking the right questions.
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In the STD Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about your HIV/AIDS risk/status:
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What is your HIV/AIDS risk/status?
Possible responses:
→ I am not at risk and have tested negative→ I am not at risk, but have not been tested → Don't know → I am at risk → I have been diagnosed with it |
The Diagnostic Process
Based on your response to this question, which may indicate being confirmed HIV negative, no HIV/AIDS risk, being at risk of HIV/AIDS or having HIV/AIDS, The Analyst™ will use differential diagnosis to consider possibilities such as:Immune System Imbalance (TH2 Dominance)
In HIV progression to AIDS, there is a shift from Th1 (cellular immunity) to the less effective Th2 (humoral immunity).
Kaposi's Sarcoma
People with HIV/AIDS are particularly prone to developing various cancers, especially those caused by viruses such as Kaposi's sarcoma, cervical cancer or cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas.
Leukoplakia
HIV or AIDS patients are especially likely to develop hairy leukoplakia. Although modern drugs have reduced its incidence, as many as 25% of HIV-positive people still develop hairy leukoplakia. It can be one of the first signs of HIV infection.
Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency
In general, diagnosis and treatment endocrine issues in HIV patients is no different from non-HIV patients. However, HIV can cause reactive changes in pituitary and adrenal function, as can many HIV medications.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
People with HIV have a weakened immune system and, as a result, are more likely to develop certain cancers. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas are the second-most common type of malignancy after Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV patients.
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Some people with AIDS develop frequent and severe shingles; shingles is 9 times more likely to develop in those infected with HIV.
Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)
The depressed cellular immunity seen in HIV infection increases the risk of coccidioidomycosis. Individuals with AIDS are at high risk not only for pulmonary coccidioidomycosis but for the disseminated form and cutaneous form of the disease.
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Last updated: Sep 12, 2021