HIV transmission HIV is present to variable degrees in the blood and genital secretions of almost all individuals infected with HIV.The spread of HIV can occur when these secretions come in contact with tissues such as those lining the vagina‚ anal area‚ mouth‚ or eyes (the mucus membranes)‚ or with a break in the skin‚ such as from a cut or puncture by a needle. The most common ways in which HIV is spreading throughout the world include sexual contact‚ sharing needles‚ and by transmission from infected
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HIV is preventable and TB is curable‚ but we haven’t eradicated either because not everyone can be cured or afford to be cured and because preventing any type of disease is very expensive and is not a simple process. There are many ways to prevent getting HIV like using condoms and avoiding using dirty needles‚ etc. But HIV can’t be eradicated because many people who have HIV don’t know they have it until it’s too late‚ and they may or may not have spread it to others. Also‚ HIV hasn’t been
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should be educated to avoid use of shared and unsterilized instruments for circumcisions‚ inscription of tribal marks and the various initiation ceremonies. Campaigns should be targeted at breaking some cultural practices that fuel the spread of HIV/AIDS. Women empowerment: There should be political will to enact and implement laws that will give women equal rights with men. This will include the right to education‚ right to be of consent- giving age before entering into any sexual or marital relationship
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Suggest reasons for successes and failures of the management of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. HIV and AIDS are having a devastating impact in Sun-Saharan Africa. For example in 1999 it was estimated that two thirds of the people suffering from HIV were found in sub-Saharan Africa. Also in 2008 a UNAIDS report showed this area accounted for 75% of the global death toll from AIDS. This just demonstrates the damage it is doing. Management strategies are being put in place‚ however some there success
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Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS Jessica Thammavongsa HCA 240 August 9th‚ 2014 Shirlene Small Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS I am writing this paper to explain how HIV/AIDS as an infectious disease responds to the inflammatory‚ describe what the disease is‚ how it is transmitted‚ and the environmental factors that can make a person vulnerable to accruing the disease. In addition‚ this paper will discuss standard and alternative treatments that are available to those who have HIV/AIDS‚ identify methods
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Africa is facing a devastating crisis with respect to the AIDS epidemic‚ currently accounting for over 70% of the world ’s HIV-positive population. There are‚ of course‚ many factors that drive the explosive transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ but in the tangled web that is the epidemic in Africa‚ many of these issues share a common thread. The oppression of women in Africa can be considered the virus ’ cultural vector. Females are rendered powerless in African societies‚ and existing
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Causes for AIDS Discrimination Many people across the world are infected with the deadly disease known as AIDS. This disease can be transmitted from one person to another through many ways such as sexually intercourse‚ blood transfusions‚ and sharing needles that are not sterilized. Today‚ scientists are still trying to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS. Many who are infected with HIV/AIDS have not only to cope with the disease itself‚ but they could possibly experience AIDS discrimination as well
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Report No.43075-AFR Lessons Learned from Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Transport Sector Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa June 30‚ 2008 Africa Transport Sector (AFTTR) Document of the World Bank ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ALCO Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization AFA Agenda for Action 2007–11 AFTTR Africa Technical Transport Sector Unit AFTH2 Africa Technical Human Development 2 AFTSN Africa Technical Sustainable Development ARV Antiretroviral
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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Informative Speech Purpose: I will speaking about HIV/AIDS. First‚ I will speak about the history of the disease. Second‚ I will talk about prevention of the disease. Lastly‚ I’ll talk about what steps you can take to make those you are partners or friends with comfortable living with HIV/AIDS. Introduction: I. Advocating and raising awareness for this disease is not something I take lightly. Being in the arts‚ you are surrounded by ways of helping others fight
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23 May 2014 HIV AIDS Essay “People who are HIV positive should not have children”. I am in agreement with this statement and while some may view this as a violation of human rights‚ I think a strong argument can be made in favour of this statement. HIV is described as a pandemic. The Dictionary of Epidemiology defines a pandemic as “an epidemic occurring on a scale which crosses international boundaries
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