The documentary‚ ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America‚ focused on the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic amongst the black community in the United States. Historically‚ AIDS was first stereotyped as a disease of gay white men. Many blacks ignored it and felt they were omitted to contracting the virus based off what was portrayed in the press as a white epidemic. In the late 80s and early 90s‚ the widespread of poverty in black communities exacerbated everything about the AIDS crisis. Approximately‚ 40 percent
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Love in the Time of AIDS At the dawn of the AIDS epidemic‚ Maggie Kneip’s husband‚ John Andrew‚ was diagnosed with the highly stigmatized disease. In the aftermath of his death in 1991‚ Maggie lived with secrecy and shame. Neither her husband’s eulogy nor his obituary made mention of AIDS. But the coverup robbed Maggie of the right to properly mourn the loss of a man she loved. Now‚ more than 25 years later‚ Maggie is taking back that right‚ telling the truth‚ and reckoning with all that was left
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GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS Drugs for Africa What comes to mind when you hear the words “pharmaceutical company”? There are many ways to define a pharmaceutical company. According to the Princeton review‚ a pharmaceutical company is a drug company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals. Another definition for a pharmaceutical company is an industry that develops‚ produces‚ and markets drugs licensed for use as generic and/or brand medications. These companies are subject to a variety of laws and
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Should Aids Victims Be Ostracized I strongly disagree with the moot. AIDS‚ or the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome has been one of the most threatening diseases of the 20th century. Ever since it has been discovered in 1981‚ it has been constantly infecting men‚ women‚ adults‚ newly born children‚ homosexuals and heterosexuals. In definition AIDS is an extremely serious disorder that results from severe damage to the body s defense against disease. Even though AIDS was born in an era of sophisticated
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AIDS/HIV The HIV virus poses one of the biggest viral threats to human society today. It is contracted through bodily fluids such as blood and semen‚ and sometimes even saliva and tears. AIDS kills 100% of its victims and puts them through agony before they die. It has been a threat for about 15 years‚ and it is not going to stop now. In fact‚ AIDS is just getting started: It consumes more people each year. There is no known treatment for it either‚ only antibiotics to slow the reproduction
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people who are HIV-positive. Over 300‚000 people are living with AIDS. Each year‚ there are about 40‚000 new infections. In the mid-1990s‚ AIDS was a leading cause of death. However‚ newer treatments have cut the AIDS death rate significantly. In addition‚ in the early 1990’s‚ AIDS was mostly only infecting homosexual men. Now‚ it has spread to men and women of all ages and sexualities. Homosexual men are at the highest risk for HIV/AIDS. Today‚ more than half of all new infections strike people under
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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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| EU Aid to South Africa | HIV/AIDS in South Africa | This research is about the current HIV/AIDS situation in South Africa‚ and the involvement of the European Union in this issue. | Ena Macic (11067365) Jozua Dam (11034505) ES4e-1D Lecturer: Dave van Ginhoven April 19‚ 2012 Executive summary The aim of this research report is to inform about the spread of HIV/AIDS; how can the EU work better with South Africa to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS? It is known that the problem is quit
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because they don’t believe it can happen to them. Prevention for positives is only possible if a person knows his or her HIV status. Voluntary counseling and testing strategies (VCT)‚ a cornerstone of HIV prevention‚ has generally been seen as a first defense against the spread of HIV disease‚ with the idea that a negative serological test‚ combined with prevention information‚ would inspire harm reduction. Recognizing the critical role of knowledge of status‚ many governments and organizations
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4900 people die from HIV/AIDS on a daily basis. HIV and AIDS can effect anyone‚ of any race‚ age or sexuality. For an illness that is so talked about‚ it is hard to comprehend that it’s only been around since the 1980s. So how exactly did AIDS come about? Soon‚ I will explain to you a couple of different theories on how AIDS originated. According to the Williams Institute‚ there are roughly 9 million Americans who identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual or transgender. That’s about the population of New
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