Hca 498 Week 1 Research Paper

Charlene Jaudon
HIV AND TEENAGERS: WHY ME
Professor Carl Thomas
HCA 498

Since HIV was diagnosed in the U.S. over 47 years ago the increase in new cases have caused major a crisis throughout the nation. Even though there is more information now about prevention and how the virus is spread the number of cases continue to grow. Teenagers, African American males and homosexual and bisexual males make up the highest number of new cases. Why? Is not the history of this disease enough to male people want to take precautions? Why do the number of these new cases multiply? HIV/AIDS first appeared in the United States in the early 1980s.
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Another six percent reported their first sexual intercourse encounter before the age of 13. Roughly out of the thirty four percent of the children surveyed forty percent of them did not use a condom. Many of the surveyed children had never been tested for any sexually transmitted disease. Young individuals with older sex partners may have increased risk for contracting
If medications are taken incorrectly they may lower the level of immune system defenders called CD4 cells and cause the level of virus in your blood or the viral load increase. The medications then become less effective when taken. Some people report chronic side effects and not feeling well when taking their medications as a reason to stop taking their medication or not taking it as prescribed. Advise your doctor if your medicines are making you sick. He or she may be able to help you deal with side effects so you can feel better. Don’t just stop taking your medicines, because your health depends on