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HIV AIDS and its' Relationship to CandidaThere is a connection between HIV AIDS and Candida and our Immune system and a very strong overall impact on the body. What is HIV?
The patient’s CD4 cell count is used as a marker to determine how far the disease has progressed. Individuals with a CD4 cell count lower than 200 cells per microlitre of blood have progressed to AIDS. This virus weakens the immune system. HIV-AIDS, and the CD4 CountCD4 cells are a type of white blood cell that fights infection. Another name for them is T-helper cells.CD4 cells are made in the spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus gland, which are part of the lymph or infection-fighting system. These cells move throughout your body, helping to identify and destroy germs such as bacteria and viruses. The CD4 count measures the number of CD4 cells in a sample of your blood drawn by a needle from a vein in your arm. Along with other tests, the CD4 count helps tell how strong your immune system is, indicates the stage of your HIV disease, guides treatment, and predicts how your disease may progress. Keeping your CD4 count high can reduce complications of HIV disease and extend your life. What is AIDS?
AIDS progressively reduces the ability of the immune system to function effectively, thereby, leaving individuals susceptible to infections and other health issues. The Relationship between Candida and HIV AIDS Since HIV AIDS patients are suffering from a nearly defenseless immune system, it is very difficult to fend off Candida. Candidiasis can be very serious with someone who has a seriously impaired immune system. Candida can:
When people are given chemotherapy, the same thing can happen, especially people with HIV AIDS. Yeast infections can be the doctor's first clue that there might be a problem with the immune system strength. The Candida albicans fungus, is responsible for the development of candidiasis and is found almost everywhere in the environment. Most people have small amounts of Candida albicans present in their mouths and/or vagina at any given time. Healthy individuals are able to prevent the fungus from causing any infection. Another form of fungus that people with weakened immune function can contract is called Histoplasmosis. HIV SymptomsImmune compromised patients, such as HIV AIDS patients, often suffer from severe symptoms.
HIV patients are more vulnerable than the general population to developing diseases and infections, including mucocutaneous candidiasis.
Oral Thrush Oral candidiasis, commonly known as oral thrush, usually develops in HIV patients once their CD4 cell count drops below 350. Oral thrush is the least serious of the fungal infections. Even though, this may still indicate that a patient’s HIV condition is worsening. The oral infection can progress to esophageal candidiasis, which occurs when thrush spreads to the esophagus. This occurs when the HIV patients CD4 cell counts are 200 or less. Esophageal candidiasis is the only type of candidiasis that is considered an AIDS-defining illness. Yeast Overgrowth A yeast overgrowth can develop for many reasons.
If you are a person who has constant yeast infections you need to look at whether or not there is another cause for this problem. Common Remedies to Consider You might consider taking a probiotic and prebiotic supplement, changing your diet to include foods that fight candida such as
Aloe vera also builds the immune system to help fight arthritis, AIDS, cancer and other degenerative illnesses. The good news for those who suffer from recurring yeast infections is that knowledge is increasing about ways to fight this off and do so naturally. Your body’s immune system can be strengthened which can increase your health and longevity. Toronto People With Aids Foundation Learn more about the Toronto People With Aids Foundation and Bike Rally in 2010. click here and how to donate money for this cause. This is a photograph of Philip and David with me, just before the 2008 Bike Rally took off, bright and early one morning.
Tests for Coconut Oil and HIV AIDS are underway and the results of these tests are truly astounding. The potential uses of coconut oil for treating and preventing a wide assortment of infections, ranging from the flu to life-threatening conditions such as AIDS show great promise. One of the most exciting and active areas of research with Medium-Chain Fatty Acids, found in Coconut Oil, is HIV treatment. HIV has a lipid membrane that is vulnerable to Medium-Chain Fatty Acids. In the 1980’s it was discovered that the MCFA’s called lauric and capric acids, were effective in killing HIV in lab cultures. MCFA’s break the virus apart. Much like the other fatty acids that make up the virus’s lipid membrane, the MCFA’s are absorbed by the virus; this weakens the membrane until it breaks apart, killing the virus. Side Effects from Drugs The problem with taking HIV drugs and antiviral drugs are there are side effects such as:
In Canada the latest drug of choice is extremely costly, running up to $2,000 monthly. Nystatin Nystatin is often used as 'prophylaxis' in patients who are at risk for fungal infections, such as AIDS patients with a low CD4 count and other patients receiving chemotherapy. The definition of 'prophylaxis' as taken from wikipedia is Prophylaxis (Greek to guard or prevent beforehand) is any medical or public health procedure whose purpose is to prevent, rather than treat or cure a disease. In general terms, prophylactic measures are divided between primary prophylaxis (to prevent the development of a disease) and secondary prophylaxis (whereby the disease has already developed and the patient is protected against worsening of this process). Echinacea and HIV AIDS Echinacea is being studied as a possible treatment. Ref: Chevallier, A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, NY,NY. Dorling Kinderslay, 1996. Research has confirmed echinacea's ability to increase the immune system's production of interferon--the substance which fights viral infection in the body, as well as it's ability to increase production of T-lymphocytes (T-cells) and other white blood cells which fight bacterial toxins. I hope this site will contribute to your knowledge of HIV AIDS.
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