A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION ALONG WITH SECONDARY BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

DR. SUJEET KUMAR MANDAL

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION ALONG WITH SECONDARY BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

Dr. Sujeet Kumar Mandal

Abstract :

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection leading to AIDS has now emerged as a major public health problem. The focus is shifting fast to South–East Asia with over 7 million people infected . According to the numbers, Indian share of total HIV infection is higher than 10% of global total. A total number of 13.2 lakhs (1.32 million) Indian with HIV have been registered at various times since the epidemic started spreading in the 1980s. The latest such numbers, however, show that HIV continue to spread at uncomfortable rate among Indians.

The respiratory system is a system of organs functioning in respiration. It is made up of two parts namely the upper respiratory tract and lower tract. The upper respiratory tract consists of the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx and lower respiratory tract consists of the trachea, onchi and lungs. The present study deals with the prevalence of HIV infection along with secondary bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infections