Kwara state corpers hold HIV/AIDs prevention campaign (Photos)

The Reproductive and Health group Community Development Service (CDS) of the NYSC members in Kwara state (Oke-ero) held a campaign yesterday on the prevention of HIV and AIDS.

A walk down was done around markets, houses and streets. The corpsm members’ enlightened members of the community about the deadly virus HIV, talked on the prevention and also possible causes.

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Wikipedia) (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Following initial infection, a person may not notice any symptoms or may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. 

Typically, this is followed by a prolonged period with no symptoms. As the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of common infections like tuberculosis, as well as other opportunistic infections, and tumors that rarely affect people who have working immune systems. These late symptoms of infection are referred to as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This stage is often also associated with weight loss.