TRANSMISSION OF HIV * MODES OF TRANSMISION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED MOTHER-TO-BABY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS BLOOD TRASNFUSION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT HEALTH WORKERS * SIGNS AND SYMTOMS * PHASES OF HIV AND AIDS ACUTE HIV DISEASE LATENCY PHASE AIDS PHASE * CONFIRMATION AND COUNCELLING * STIGMATISATION * PREVENTION INTRODUCTION HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different
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Topic: HIV and AIDS Introduction: Colin Powell Colin Powell Rabbi David Saperstein Rabbi David Saperstein "No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic." which is said by Colin Powell‚ is an American statesman of military world. Recently‚ the problem of having AIDS is very common. The numbers of infected people keep going up every year. "AIDS can competently destroy families‚ decimates communities and‚ particularly in the poorest areas of the world‚ threatens to
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HIV and AIDS are one of the most formidable challenges to human life and dignity‚ undermining social and economic development especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It has stripped families of their loved ones and hard earned income. To the economy‚ the damage is so extensive‚ there has been reduced productivity resulting in less gross domestic product. HIV and AIDS are very vicious challenge to human life as there is been no cure for the pandemic hence the number of deaths due HIV and AIDS related diseases
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The Facts about HIV & AIDS After working in the healthcare field for a few years‚ I have come to the disturbing conclusion that there are still so many of us that have no knowledge of this deadly epidemic that’s spreading across the U.S.. This disease is called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome commonly known as AIDS. AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ also known as HIV. This disease is one of the leading
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HIV AND PREGNANT WOMEN When people discover they are HIV positive‚ the though must be inconceivable. People‚ think “why me?” and it seems as though the world is crumbling down around them. Of course‚ everyone reacts differently and develops his or her own way to cope; however‚ it is crucial for him or her to realize that he or she is not alone and other people are fighting the same battle. The anxiety and stress about what the future holds takes over all thoughts and takes a toll on the body‚ making
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their own list of likes and dislikes of people. Some people have very specific things they can’t stand in anybody else and others have just a vague idea of what they like or dislike. Anyway‚ it’s pretty important to pin down what it is you like about people‚ because this way you can make the decision if you want that person in your life or not much easier. This kind of list is extremely personal so no two lists will be alike. It’s a fun exercise and I hope that after you will see this list you will
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it can even be placed in the regular trash unless significant amount of blood or mucous is present. So‚ it appears the danger is not in cerumen itself but in blood/mucous contaminant. CDC lists Hepatitis B‚ Hepatitis C‚ HIV and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever(VHF) as infectious diseases by bloodborne pathogens (ref 5). On the topic of cerumen itself transmitting bloodborne viruses‚ I could find only two articles‚ both by the same group of researchers‚ Beyindir‚ Kalcioglu et al. First article is on the
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“The Bucket List” “The Bucket List” is a movie about Edward Cole‚ a wealthy man‚ and Carter Chambers‚ a poor mechanic. They are totally opposite of each other‚ but when they both appear in hospital beds‚ they become friends. Both of them decide to travel around the world and see what is going around them. While they travel‚ they talk about their daily lives and business‚ at home. Then Carter suddenly remembers his wife‚ Virginia and leaves back to his hometown. Carter and Edward are different
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7.7 Understand the role of risk assessment in enabling a person centred approach. 7.2 Explain how risk taking and risk assessment relate to rights and responsibilities. Everyone is entitled to take risks. We all take risks in our daily lives. Every time we get on a plane or cross the road‚ put money in a bank‚ take part in a sporting activity or plug in a toaster‚ we are taking risks. All of these risks we assess and make sure that they are managed. For example‚ we know that there are stringent
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of this first period was silence‚ for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was unknown and transmission was not accompanied by signs or symptoms salient enough to be noticed. While rare‚ sporadic case reports of AIDS and sero-archaeological studies have documented human infections with HIV prior to 1970‚ available data suggest that the current pandemic started in the mid- to late 1970s. By 1980‚ HIV had spread to at least five continents (North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Africa and Australia)
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