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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2000 words essay on: HIV-AIDS AIDS‚ The full form is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus). It is a condition in which the built in defence system of the body breaks down completely. This phenomenon is gradual but ultimately leads to total depletion of a very important cell component of the immune mechanism. Thus those who are affected are unable to combat with common diseases including even mild
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LO 4.1 Confidentiality is about respecting people’s rights to a private life. In a childcare setting‚ certain information is required from parents (or carers) about themselves and their children‚ like telephone numbers‚ address and child health information. It is important that this information is kept securely and only accessed by the relevant people. This kind of information is called ‘confidential’. Sometimes parents‚ carers or children will give us information that is of a personal nature
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Patient Confidentiality Unit 9 Final Project CM107 Health care professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality for their patients. Health professionals may not disclose any patient information revealed by a patient or discovered by a physician in connection with the treatment of a patient. Patients put all of their trust into healthcare professionals and it is their job to protect patients’ private information. Consequences will be made if patient confidentiality is disclosed
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Introduction: The concept of “doctor-patient confidentiality” derives from English common law and is codified in many states’ statutes. It is based on ethics‚ not law‚ and goes at least as far back as the Roman Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians. It is different from “doctor-patient privilege‚” which is a legal concept. Both‚ however‚ are called upon in legal matters to establish the extent by which ethical duties of confidentiality apply to legal privilege. Legal privilege involves the right to
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HIV ‘Cure’: New hope‚ Or Old News? 1 HIV ‘Cure’: New Hope‚ Or Old News? Brandon March 9‚ 2013 HIV ‘Cure’? New Hope‚ Or Old News? 2 For decades‚ the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has ravaged through the world‚ infecting millions of people. Many years have gone by while countless scientists‚ hematologists‚ medical doctors and virologists have attempted to formulate a ‘cure’. And in many admirable attempts‚ they failed. HIV
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HIV INFORMATION 8.2 WORK FILE This will serve as a review for the exam you will take on HIV/AIDS. Please use the course Resource Links in addition to the URLs provided in the Web site Resources. 1. Define the acronym for AIDS. A something a person gets from someone else I relating to the body’s defense system for fighting off diseases and infection D below normal levels‚ specifically the body’s inability to fight disease. S a collection of signs or symptoms that when they occur together
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The emergence of HIV and AIDs in the early 1980s has led to untold public health‚ socio-economic and demographic challenges. Describe the impact of HIV/AIDs on individuals‚ family and the community under the following headings Educational‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Demographic‚ Psycho-emotional‚ Religious ECONOMIC Countries with high national debts and low GNP such as Mozambique experience greater difficulties in providing the care and support to the infected and affected. HIV/AIDS results in greater
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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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SUMMARY of HIV The story unfolds through a documentary on HIV which visual designer and young filmmaker Gil Bustamante (Jake Cuenca) is shooting‚ a job assigned to him by the Department of Health. In the process‚ he discovers so much about HIV/AIDS. Heidi (Ma. Isabel Lopez) contracted the virus from her philandering OFW husband who died three years ago; Ivy (Iza Calzado)‚ a call center agent who was two years fresh from graduation when she applies for a job abroad and is discovered to have also
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