and Precautions for Clinical and Laboratory Staffs” (CDC‚ 1982)‚ using the increased inflow of data to sketch an outline of the disease: As cases of HIV/AIDS grew (Figure 2)‚ the massive inflow of statistical data‚ ranging from common lifestyles to symptoms‚ allowed doctors to characterize the disease quickly. Trends among those affected revealed that HIV/AIDS spread from the exchange of bodily fluids and that this exchange was primarily sexually linked‚ it was not limited to sexual exchanges. The CDC
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HIV & AIDS versus Cancer Tara Thompson Eng 11144 March 2‚ 2014 Millions of people all over the world have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or cancer‚ and in some cases‚ both. These two diseases are both very deadly and can cause other problems within a person’s body. HIV/AIDS and cancer are chronic diseases that affect the human body‚ although there are some advantages with HIV/AIDS compared to cancer. Even though there are treatments available for both of these diseases‚ unfortunately‚ a cure
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Was HIV Man Made? Before we get into this topic‚ I’d like to give you all a brief understanding of HIV. HIV - the Human Immunodeficiency Virus - is a virus that attacks the immune system‚ resulting in a chronic‚ progressive illness that leaves people vulnerable to opportunistic infections and cancers. When the body can no longer fight infection‚ the disease is known as AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. So this brings us to‚ is HIV a man made disease to control the population
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other diseases‚ is a common tumor found amongst HIV-infected patients. Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the HIV/AIDS awareness event. Today we will be talking about the history of AIDS and the misconceptions that have blocked our minds from the truth behind this horrific disease. What are the origins of this horrific disease? What are the myths of our past that are still believed today? What is the actual‚ medical truth about HIV/AID? There has been much confusion about how
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER AIDS has caused immense human suffering in the continent. The most obvious effect of this crisis has been illness and death‚ but the impact of the epidemic has certainly not been confined to the health sector; households‚ schools‚ workplaces and economies have also been badly affected. Although access to antiretroviral treatment is starting to lessen the toll of AIDS‚ fewer than half of Africans who need treatment are receiving it. The impact of AIDS will remain severe
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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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PEPFAR: President Bush’s War on HIV/AIDS The legacy of former President George W. Bush is seen as an ominous cloud rather than a beam of sunshine‚ especially due to the number of Americans who continually blame President Bush for many of their woes or current state of lament hardship. Regardless of your opinion concerning the former President’s legacy‚ President Bush does have some positive marks. In 2003‚ President George W. Bush initiated the greatest effort to combat any disease in history
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dominant feature 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
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Differentiate between HIV-positive status and AIDS. -HIV positive is a fragile virus transmitted only through contact with body fluids. HIV attacks CD4 cells and macrophages. CD4 cell = T helper cell attacks this. It is the bridge for the target of the antigen and killing it. HIV gets in the helper cell and sends out more viruses to kill more CD4 cells. HIV slowly debilitates body immune systems‚ both T cell and B cell immunity. There is a latent period where the virus particles increase in blood
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that the‚ “[u]se of the security label does not merely reflect whether a problem is a security problem‚ it is also a political choice‚ that is‚ a decision for conceptualization in a special way.” Therefore‚ politicians can decide whether to represent HIV/AIDS as a health issue (as human security theorists prefer)‚ a development issue‚ or an international security issue (as national security policy makers prefer) and construct it accordingly. Securitization implies the construction of a danger that
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