Complication From HIV:
People living with HIV/AIDS are at a high risk of becoming infected
by a wide range of different viruses and microbes, including bacteria,
fungi, and parasites.
According to the CDC, the most common opportunistic infections that people with HIV/AIDS experience include:
- Candidiasis, an infection by yeast in the genus Candida, which in serious cases can affect the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, and deeper lung tissues
- Coccidioidomycosis, an infection by the fungus Coccidioides immitis, which can cause a form of pneumonia sometimes called desert fever, San Joaquin Valley fever, or Valley fever
- Cryptococcosis, an infection by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, which first affects the lungs (causing pneumonia) and brain (causing swelling), before spreading to the skin, bones, and urinary tract
- Cryptosporidiosis, and infection and diarrheal disease caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium
- Cytomegalovirus infections that can cause pneumonia, gastroenteritis (stomach and intestine inflammation), encephalitis (brain inflammation), and retinitis (an infection of the retina that can cause blindness)
- Herpes simplex virus infections, which can cause bronchitis, pneumonia, and esophagitis
- Histoplasmosis, a lung infection by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum that causes flu- and pneumonia-like symptoms as well as progressive disseminated histoplasmosis, a disease that can affect other organs
- Isosporiasis, a chronic intestinal infection by the parasite Isospora belli
- Tuberculosis, which is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Systemic (affecting the whole body) diseases by the bacteria Mycobacterium avium, M. intracellulare, and M. kansasii
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, or PJP
- Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a brain and spinal cord (central nervous system, or CNS) disease caused by the JC virus
- Septicemia (blood infection) by the bacteria Salmonella
- Toxoplasmosis, a brain infection by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Source:everydayhealth