AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The illness alters the immune system‚ making people much more vulnerable to infections and diseases. This susceptibility worsens as the disease progresses. HIV is found in the body fluids of an infected person (semen and vaginal fluids‚ blood and breast milk). The virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact
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ABUSE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM AMONG YOUTH Drug abuse is now surprisingly a major social problem that has sprouted out and is greatly harming our economy. Drug abuse in my own opinion is when drugs are not taken at the right time or in correct proportions. However‚ one can only limit drug abuse to taking hard drugs such as cocaine‚ nicotine‚ marijuana‚ etc. This is the kind of drug abuse that has a huge influence on the youth of today. Nowadays
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These days‚ the AIDS/ HIV epidemic is one of the most lethal health crises. As yet‚ there were 22 million people died‚ 42 million of people are infected by AIDS. Although professionals nowadays have discovered vaccine for AIDS/ HIV‚ but there still will be over 40 million people would die because of HIV. In many countries especially Africa‚ AIDS epidemic is spreading seriously bringing illness‚ death‚ suffer and poverty. The epidemic has obligated a heavy burden on families‚ communities and economies
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Reaction Paper “HIV” Entering in any kind of industry would require a lot of sacrifices and of course requirements. From resume‚ bio-data‚ transcripts‚ police clearance‚ medical examinations result/certificates‚ and etc. must be complied in order to get a job. Why medical examinations result is part of the requirement? Well‚ industries or organizations to be specific‚ would not allow their names to be stained by these kind of issues or anything that could degrade their image must be avoided
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VCT: VCT should be offered across the board to all categories of the population but especially to special groups such as commercial sex workers‚ TB/STI patients‚ prisoners‚ pregnant women‚ couples preparing for marriage and the sexually active youths(Federal government of Nigeria‚ 2003). It should be made compulsory for potential blood and organ donors. Health promotion: There should be aggressive campaigns aimed at promoting abstinence before marriage‚ fidelity to sexual partner and removal
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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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People with HIV People with HIV Sharaka Nelson University of Phoenix People with HIV Not too long ago in the distant past‚ a deadly virus called HIV put a damper on the health industry. This virus wreaked havoc and everyone was on edge due to the ignorance of this disease and its process. The race was on to discover a drug to help people with this deadly virus to live longer and productive lives. Today‚ people are living longer with this virus‚ for instance: if
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There has been a steady increase in recent years in the form of HIV sufferers. I will take you into a holistic look of what and how this virus implements a person’s personal‚ social‚ medical and economic life. To a see a person’s emotion is but a short insight to how that person is actually feeling‚ take into account that they have contracted HIV‚ how is that person’s life affected? A woman in Vietnam says ‘I am afraid of giving my disease to family members- especially my younger brother who is
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AIDS Essay Today many people around the world are infected with a serious disease called AIDS. Unfortunately‚ the disease has led to many deaths worldwide and yet it still remains untreatable. Many Public Health Departments are now taking the lead in publicizing education about AIDS. Public awareness and prevention programs are possible solutions to the spread of AIDS. The issue of this paper is on AIDS Prevention Programs that target women. One outlook is that prevention programs that target women
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Epidemiology (HIV) Mun Kang Grand Canyon University Concept in Community and Public Health NRS 427 V Colleen Darrow June 08‚ 2014 HIV Communicable diseases are global health issues nowadays as the world become globalized by increasing international travel and business. Among many of communicable diseases‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is considered to be one of the most severe communicable diseases worldwide. It has spread rapidly throughout
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