The Impact of AIDS in Modern Society
AIDS Victor Pena Mrs. Osgood Honors English 10
1) Introduction AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse, contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. There is no cure or vaccine, but, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and increase the life expectancy, however these medications are very expensive and may be associated with many side effects. Research indicates that HIV originated in west-central Africa during the early twentieth century, it was a monkey virus; hunters ate the animal and took the virus. According to researches, since its discovery, AIDS has caused nearly 30 million deaths. AIDS have a huge impact in the modern society, discrimination is the biggest one, many people still have low or none information about AIDS, that is why many have prejudice with HIV-positive. 2) Argument 1-HIV vaccine is unnecessary According to studies and tests, the vaccine created to prevent the HIV can change the AIDS test for positive, so people how does not have AIDS; in the test can be an HIV positive. In that way many consequences could happen in the person life, such as a lot of prejudice, you may be denied residence in other countries and many others. Other point is that our body already have an immune system that can combat the HIV, Our immune system creates, antibodies, within a few weeks, if you have a good immune system complete Dr. Luc Montagnier. Also this vaccine can cause other diseases like cancer. So why this vaccine was created, the answer is easy, money, it is just a strategy of big drug industries to increase their profit. 3) Argument 2-Nutritional AIDS Treatments Are Effective AIDS is characterized by progressive depletion of a
1) Introduction AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse, contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. There is no cure or vaccine, but, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and increase the life expectancy, however these medications are very expensive and may be associated with many side effects. Research indicates that HIV originated in west-central Africa during the early twentieth century, it was a monkey virus; hunters ate the animal and took the virus. According to researches, since its discovery, AIDS has caused nearly 30 million deaths. AIDS have a huge impact in the modern society, discrimination is the biggest one, many people still have low or none information about AIDS, that is why many have prejudice with HIV-positive. 2) Argument 1-HIV vaccine is unnecessary According to studies and tests, the vaccine created to prevent the HIV can change the AIDS test for positive, so people how does not have AIDS; in the test can be an HIV positive. In that way many consequences could happen in the person life, such as a lot of prejudice, you may be denied residence in other countries and many others. Other point is that our body already have an immune system that can combat the HIV, Our immune system creates, antibodies, within a few weeks, if you have a good immune system complete Dr. Luc Montagnier. Also this vaccine can cause other diseases like cancer. So why this vaccine was created, the answer is easy, money, it is just a strategy of big drug industries to increase their profit. 3) Argument 2-Nutritional AIDS Treatments Are Effective AIDS is characterized by progressive depletion of a