the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1. Chickenpox 2. Tuberculosis 3. Influenza 4. Mononucleosis 5. Hepatitis B 6. HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: 1. Description of the communicable disease (causes‚ symptoms‚ mode of transmission‚ complications‚ treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality‚ morbidity‚ incidence
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Living with HIV January 7‚ 2013 Living with HIV Since the beginning of time we as humans have been fighting off and adapting to a variety of diseases. Some we have not treated and ended in tragic death and others we have become adapted to. There are those that have cures and those still to this day without a cure. To name a few like Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Lupus‚ Cancer‚ Arthritis and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). All of the diseases I mentioned does
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HIV AND AIDS Definition AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was originally defined empirically by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) as “the presence of a reliably diagnosed disease that is at least moderately indicative of an underlying defect in cell-mediated immunity.” Following the recognition of the causative virus‚ HIV‚ and the development of the sensitive and specific tests for HIV infection‚ the definition of AIDS has undergone substantial revision. The current
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HIV Isis Ramos Professor Carol S. Marshall Biology 101 September 30‚ 2013 HIV HIV is not AIDS! HIV is what leads to AIDS. It infects all types of people‚ from poor to rich‚ young to old‚ and guy to girl. There are only a few way to completely be out of its reach‚ but that would mean giving up some things most people find entertaining. So today we will learn more about the one virus that can cause us a lot of grief‚ HIV. HIV is mostly
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HIV What is HIV/AIDS? HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency Virus. This virus weakens a person ’s ability to fight infections. During HIV infection‚ the virus attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 cells‚ a type white blood cell. The loss of CD4 cells makes it difficult to fight infections‚ and so‚ one would be most susceptible to any and every illness. A person with the loss of 200 and more CD4 cells is said to have the more advanced stage of the HIV infection‚ acquired immunodeficiency
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glishArgumentative Essay The function of an argumentative essay is to show that your assertion (opinion‚ theory‚ hypothesis) about some phenomenon or phenomena is correct or more truthful than others’. The art of argumentation is not an easy skill to acquire. Many people might think that if one simply has an opinion‚ one can argue it successfully‚ and these folks are always surprised when others don’t agree with them because their logic seems so correct. Argumentative writing is the act of forming
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THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICE IN THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS AMONG MALE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SELECTED AREAS IN CAVITE An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the College of Nursing University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Molino‚ Bacoor Cavite In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing CHARMAINE ROSE P. CABIGUNDA DIVINE GRACE M. HIFARVA ARIEL F. DELA PENA SHIELD LYN B. MALANO FRANCIS T. MONTEHERMOSO APPROVAL SHEET
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safe or effective. One virus that does not yet have an effective preventative vaccine is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is a retrovirus that attacks the human immune system. Transmission of the virus can occur in many different ways; through contact of infected secretions of one person with the genital‚ oral‚ or rectal mucous membranes of another person. HIV can also be transmitted through blood and from mother to child during pregnancy‚ childbirth or through breast milk (Healthmagic
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our effort to curb the spread of HIV‚ we propose to continue and improve on our outreach effort targeted at the Chinese speaking Geylang crowd‚ and to initiate a campaign targeted at youths. The main objective of both efforts would be to encourage condom use and promote HIV testing as means to prevent the spread of HIV. On top of having both campaigns‚ we would like to propose making HIV testing more convenient by assisting with the implementation of a Mobile HIV Testing Van (MTV) service. Continuing
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