Introduction to HIV/AIDS The first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the United States in the spring of 1981. By 1983 the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ the virus that causes AIDS‚ had been isolated. Early in the U.S. HIV/AIDS pandemic‚ the role of substance abuse in the spread of AIDS was clearly established. Injection drug use (IDU) was identified as a direct route of HIV infection and transmission among injection drug users. The largest group of early
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A Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics Handbook - and the Parts of the Medical History By Allan Platt‚ PA-C‚ MMSc Mnemonics are memory tools to help in the memorization of long lists. These differential diagnosis and medical history mnemonics are intended to aid memorization. These mnemonics are not all inclusive and should be used in conjunction with standard textbooks of medical diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The electronic text in PDF or word has hyperlinks to navigate. Index Acute Abdominal
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appearance of symptoms. Some viruses also exhibit a dormant phase‚ called viral latency‚ in which the virus hides in the body in an inactive state. For example‚ vermicelli zoster virus causes chickenpox in the acute phase; after recovery from chickenpox‚ the virus may remain dormant in nerve cells for many years‚ and later cause herpes zoster (shingles). A cure is the end
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The Benefits of Human Cloning There are many ways in which in which human cloning is expected to benefit mankind. Below is a list that is far from complete. • Dr. Richard Seed‚ one of the leading proponents of human cloning technology‚ suggests that it may someday be possible to reverse the aging process because of what we learn from cloning. • Human cloning technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning
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SCOPE OF MICROBIOLOGY: What is Microbiology? | � Microbiology is the study of microorganisms� Microorganisms‚ roughly‚ are living things that are too small to be seen with the naked eye� Microorganisms cannot be distinguished phylogenetically from �macroorganisms� (see variety of microorganisms‚ below)� Microbiology is more a collection of techniques: aseptic technique‚ pure culture technique‚ microscopic observation of whole organisms‚ etc.� Microbiologists
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ON TITLE PAGE Assignment: Human Diseases Name: Nadia Taylor Course: Health & Family Life Education Lecturer: Mrs. Petal Williams College: Bethlehem Moravian College CONTENT Introduction Causes of HIV/AIDS
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What is AIDS? AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a human disease caused by HIV‚ the human immunodeficiency virus. In this disease‚ the immune system gradually becomes less effective‚ which leads to more and more opportunistic infections and tumors. It is transmitted when a bodily fluid‚ for example blood‚ semen‚ or breast milk‚ of an infected individual comes into direct contact with a mucous membrane or blood stream of another individual. Although most commonly thought
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As Varicella zoster is a virus‚ it reproduces by hijacking a host cell in the body of an infected person and uses it’s tail to inject genetic material into that cell. [St Margaret’s College]. Although the term reproduce is used‚ Viruses do not‚ in the general sense‚ reproduce. [MHEOnline]. Instead‚ they use the genetic material‚ or nucleic acid they injected into a cell to take over the normal functions of the cell and uses it to produce more of the virus‚ in this case‚ Varicella zoster. [MHEOnline]
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fluid form. The patches can radiate in itchiness‚ pain‚ or a burning sensation that stays constant for long periods of time. Shingles is caused by the Varicella-Zoster virus which is the same virus that creates Chickenpox in young children. Shingles can only happen if a person has had Chickenpox in the past‚ in which the Varicella-Zoster virus stays dormant in the nerve roots and reawakens later in life‚ in many cases the virus stays dormant forever. A person is most at risk of getting Shingles if
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for Adults by Age 22-26 years Influenza (Flu)1 27-49 years 60-64 years Get a Tdap vaccine once‚ then a Td booster vaccine every 10 years Varicella (Chickenpox)3 2 doses HPV Vaccine for Women3‚4 3 doses 3 doses 3 doses Zoster (Shingles)5 Measles‚ mumps‚ rubella (MMR)3 65+ years Get a flu vaccine every year Tetanus‚ diphtheria‚ pertussis (Td/Tdap)2 HPV Vaccine for Men3‚4 50-59 years 1 dose 1 or 2 doses Pneumococcal (PCV13)7 1 dose Pneumococcal
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