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    Hiv/Aids

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    Abstract There have been studies on HIV/AIDS‚ but there is currently no cure for the virus/disease. There is a misconception that AIDS is transmitted‚ but what people don’t know is that the virus HIV is what is transmitted; leading to the disease AIDS. The risk factors‚ major health promoting behaviors and symptoms that can alleviate the hardships that come with the virus/disease‚ can cause stress‚ frustration and conflict managing the illness. The impact of the medical condition on the mental health

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    Hiv Aids

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    What is HIV/AIDS? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects cells of the immune system. Infection results in the progressive deterioration of the immune system‚ breaking down the body’s ability to fend off infections and diseases. AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) refers to the most advanced stages of HIV infection‚ defined by the occurrence of any of more than 20 opportunistic infections or related cancers. 34 million people live with HIV/AIDS world-wide. The vast majority

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    HIV/ AIDS

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    The Modern Day Plague (HIV/AIDS) Topic: The effects HIV/AIDS have on young women in the world Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be informed on the risks of HIV/AIDS and the steps you can take to prevent this from happening. Central Idea: With this infection growing in the world‚ we must make sure that we are educated and that we avoid the behavior that will cause us to be exposed to the virus Preview: We must understand the causes‚ risks

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    Hiv and Aids

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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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    The Spread of Aids

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    The Spread of AIDS Every day we read in newspapers that more people are getting a disease. But no a simple disease. Nowadays AIDS is one of the most lethal illness that every year kills thousands of people. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome‚ commonly referred to as AIDS‚ is a fatal disease as it attacks and destroy the immune system of the body. As per the reports of Indian Health Organization (IHO)‚ women and children are found to be more prone to the disease. The highest numbers of AIDS cases

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    hiv/aids

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    Effect of HIV/AIDs on Society 72 Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 15 million Africans have died from AIDS. Nearly two-thirds of all people living with HIV are found in sub-Saharan Africa‚ although this region contains only about 10% of the world’s population. The Impact on the Health Sector This epidemic has an extraordinary burden on already troubled health sector. As the epidemic matures‚ the demand for care for those living with HIV rises‚ as does the toll of AIDS on health

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    The Effects of Hiv/Aids

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    INSTITUTION: KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY CLASS: HSCI 225 LECTURER: DR. J. MEME GROUP 5 A MEMBERS MICHAEL NDERITU | COM-1-3376-3/2010 | MARVIN MWANGI MBURU | BIT-1-3605-2/2012 | GAMA DAVID JOSEPH | CUT-1-4243-3/2010 | QUESTION: Discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on education. CONTENTS 1.) Introduction. 2.) Discussion. i.)  loss of professionals to the effects of HIV and AIDS ii)  Funds

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    Impacts Of HIV And AIDS

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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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    Hiv/Aids in Cameroon

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    HIV/AIDS in CAMEROON Abstract Almost three decades after its discovery‚ HIV infection remains the number one killer disease in Sub-Saharan Africa where up to 2 million people are still living with the virus. In Cameroon‚ a health survey carried out in 2004 estimated the national prevalence at 5.5% with women and youths being predominantly infected. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) from HIV/AIDS have been on the rise in recent years. This high prevalence rate is also due to the country’s lack

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    Hiv Aids Dbq

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    scientific revolutions of thought and changes in what was held to be fundamentally true (Kuhn). These significant changes are caused by a crisis that lead to solutions for pressing current problems; in this way the aids crisis acted as a catalyst‚ for it gave the scientific community the necessary push to investigate the nature of retroviruses. Before this point‚ significant process had been made; Ellermann and Bang (1908) isolated the first oncogenic retroviruses. Temin and Rubin (1958) were able

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