In the 1980’s‚ Cuba emerged as one of the leading forces in the fight against HIV in the Caribbean. The new virus stumped doctors as it ravaged and attempted to engulf the small island in disease and squalor. Fortunately‚ the Cuban government took fast action and put preventative measures into place to both detect and prevent the spread of the HIV virus. Cuba’s aggressive measures included testing citizens for the virus and quarantining those infected who were infected in sanatoriums. The United
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) are conditions in the human body that cause failure in the immune system leading to life threatening infections and tumors. HIV was first discovered 30 years ago on June 5th‚ 1981 in a group of young gay men. HIV began to spread through the entire population of people. Since then over 60 million people have been infected with HIV and more than 25 million have died form an AIDS related causes (www.emedicinehealth.com)
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HIV/AIDS a Communicable Disease Jennifer Hudson August 20‚ 2010 A communicable disease is an illness that is spread through contact of germs and bacteria. Humans‚ animals and foods are all transporters of germs and bacteria that can deliver a contagious illness from one host to another. An effortless touch or swapping of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on
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Running head: HIV/AIDS‚ ADOLESCENTS‚ AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR HIV/AIDS‚ adolescents‚ and risky sexual behavior HIV/AIDS‚ adolescents‚ and risky sexual behavior Introduction You can’t smell it‚ taste it‚ hear it‚ or even see it. BUT‚ it lives inside the bodies of 36 million people worldwide and it’s responsible for the death of many others. It’s the biggest epidemic in human history (Sittitrai‚ 1998). It’s HIV/AIDS‚ and it doesn’t care who you are or where you’re from. U.S. public health
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HIV/AIDS/XXX Ricardo Juarez Catherine Emley‚ RN‚ MN‚ CS MA 051B If you talk about AIDS these days‚ most people think of Africa. Since two thirds of the people infected with HIV in the world live in Africa. In some countries over 80 percent of all adults will die of HIV. But the truth of the matter is‚ that HIV/AIDS is a pandemic problem that is all over the world‚ including here in the USA. So what is HIV/AIDS? If you were to ask people around you‚ the majority of the people will tell
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Home HIV test kit Globally‚ there are 34 million people living with HIV and epidemic continues worldwide. Diagnosis and subsequent positive preventions are key factor in controlling epidemic. In spite of availability of variety of HIV tests‚ test acceptance rate varies region to region. For instance‚ American CDC estimates that almost 20% of HIV-positive individuals do not know their status. There are several factors behind this. Some of them are being afraid of knowing true sero status‚ being ashamed
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Throughout the world there are many different issues regarding STI/HIV that is causing premature deaths and a reduction in quality of life. Specifically‚ there are many diseases that are contracted through intravenous drug use‚ many of which can be prevented. Blood borne pathogens can be transmitted through intravenous drug use. Intravenous drug use‚ or IDU‚ is performed with a needle and syringe through injection‚ which directly puts drugs into the bloodstream. Drug users often share or use dirty
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AIDs and HIV in Africa * Between 1999 and 2000 more people died from AIDs in Africa than all the causalities combined in every single war to occur in the African continent. * Everyday 4‚400 Sub-Saharan Africans die from AIDs‚ an additional 11‚000 are infected. * In 2008 it was estimated that 33.4 million people were living with HIV in Africa‚ 2.7 million more people were infected from HIV‚ and 2 million deaths from AIDS. * Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounted for an estimated 69%
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Business College Stella Maris Polytechnic St. Joseph Campus‚ Capitol Hill‚ Monrovia‚ Liberia Course Title: English 201: Sophomore English I Topic: HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC: “Its Social Ramifications and Impacts on the Liberian Society” Thesis: Perhaps the most life-threatening‚ incurable but preventive disease to the human race is the HIV/AIDS Pandemic‚ and the awareness and understanding of its social ramifications and impacts on the Liberian society is paramount. Prepared by: Johnson
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER IN KENYA The term ‘national disaster’ refers to the detrimental effect of a particular phenomenon whether natural or not which affects the population of a nation negatively in terms of loss of human lives or massive harm or injury to a large section of the population. In the year 1999‚ former president Daniel Arap Moi declared HIV/AIDS a national disaster in Kenya and called for the establishment of the National AIDS Control Council. HIV is a virus which causes progressive
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