What is AIDS? Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (slowly-replicating retrovirus) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚ a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive (1). A virus is a piece of genetic material‚ RNA or DNA‚ surrounded by a protein coat. To replicate‚ a virus must infect a cell and direct its cellular machinery to produce new viruses. A virus cannot
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AIDS is a disease that damages the immune system and interferes with a person’s ability to fight off disease. It is most commonly transmitted sexually‚ but can also be transmitted through infected blood exposure and through birth. Mayoclinic.com says “AIDS is a chronic‚ potentially life-threatening condition” AIDS is caused by the retrovirus HIV‚ HIV targets T-cells which are vital immune system cells and without them it is nearly impossible to fight a common cold let alone a life threatening disease
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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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Fake news has rapidly become a catchy term for discredited stories that drive opinions and behaviors. Newspeak‚ which is from the novel 1984‚ is false information or propaganda that is written by the government employees who take news stories and rewrite them. Newspeak also restricts vocabulary of the culture so that people don’t talk about certain topics. Fake news refers to false information or propaganda written by an outside source‚ not the government‚ which is published under catchy titles that
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Out of all the videos‚ the first one had the greatest impact on me and stuck out in my mind more than any of the others. I think it is the biggest overview of videos‚ giving a deep look at what AIDS really is and how it came to be. The video described how HIV literally comes to life when inside a person’s body‚ which gave me chills. Personally‚ I found the videos quite disturbing. It is important to realize‚ however‚ that this is a worldwide epidemic and the children’s faces we see in the videos
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There are literally hundreds of online schools that offer legitimate online courses‚ degrees‚ and diplomas. Unfortunately‚ however‚ there is also a big bucket full of diploma mills‚ and outright fakes. These fake schools claim to be accredited. The agency giving them accreditation is usually just as phony as the degree or diploma they are selling. I am sure that getting a quick diploma may be tempting to some people. Really‚ what could be better than just paying $200 or $300 getting the diploma
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Florida: a fake ID. Almost everything on her new "license" was correct - it listed her real name‚ home address‚ signature and photograph. The only thing missing was her real age. Fake ID scandals are a big problem in the United States‚ especially within college towns. The computer technology out there now is huge. Improvements to the average computer and printer have made it easy for students to become entrepreneurs‚
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Medical Terminology Paper #1 A Friend of mine went to a girls basketball game with his daughter one night a couple of weeks ago. While they were there‚ his daughter Nia was complaining of CRAMPING in her right GASTROCNEMIUS‚ it got so bad at one time her Dad (Scott) told her to point her toes upward to try and stop the CRAMPING. When she did‚ she had temporary PARALYSIS in her legs and fainted. He then took her home where she seemed to be fine for a while. After a while had passed she then went
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NOTE: The format on this paper has been messed with a little bit. Apollo 13: Fake or not? Jim Johnson English III Cheryl Hansen March 17‚ 2011 Apollo 11: Fake or not? Some people believe that the landing of Apollo 11 on July 20‚ 1969 was a hoax‚ lots of people say it was fake because the flag was waving and there is no wind on the moon. People say this flag was made of a hard substance‚ so that it would wave and look patriotic. The reason that they had this mission was only to have
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