AIDS and tobacco

HIV-positive patients who smoke pass more quickly the disease AIDS (AIDS proved) that those who do not smoke.

The risk of developing the disease is 1.5 to 2 times higher in smokers than non-smokers.

It is possible to explain this in the sense that we know that smoking causes an increase in white blood cells, which could allow faster replication.

Other experiments to confirm but should be conducted before the confirmation it is prudent to advise HIV-positive do not smoke.

In May 1993 it seemed likely was confirmed by a British study. A statistical study showed that among HIV-positive smokers switching to blown AIDS is almost two times faster.

The pathological processes involved would be faster pulmonary immune deficiency. The virus invades more readily alveolar Macrophages (the alveoli) in the smoking issue. However, the presence of the virus in macrophages is a poor prognostic factor. This explains the faster passage blown AIDS.

SHOULD REALLY that seropositive REFRAIN FROM SMOKING.