I don’t know it is necessary to take the pill that people with HIV take to fight the virus because there might be side effects for long term use. I feel like they need to talk about their relationship and what they really want regarding to sexual activity. I think taking the pill without her boyfriend know is not a good thing even she doesn’t know what her boyfriend does when she is not around. It is better for them to talk about it and find out alternative way to practice safe sex like using condom
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important factors in determining the relative emphasis placed by policy-makers‚ in S.A. on prevention as opposed to treatment of HIV. ’ One of the major problems affecting the South African country is the spread of HIV. The country is believed to have the most number of HIV victims than any other country. As seen on the diagram‚ South Africa has the highest adult HIV prevalence. (GRAPH) Only 10% of the children who need treatment are able to have the benefit of undergoing treatment; this causes
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LITERATURE 2.0 INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDs has been ranked among the common disease of all times that is threatening us with the extinction of youths and adults. It is not only terrorizing the entire generation but also kills and leaves millions of orphans for the oldest grandparent to carter for. 2.1 HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA According to USAID brief (2004)‚ Nigerian epidemic is characterized by one of the most rapidly increasing rates of new HIV/AIDS cases in West Africa. Adult HIV prevalence increased from
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Virology 4.03.12 ® Dr. Angela Stanic Management of HIV Infection HIV Basics HIV= human immunodeficiency virus causes AIDS Attacks the immune system and causes depletion of the CD4 (white blood cells) cells With time‚ a person progresses to AIDS Testing is available Rapid tests are confirmed by more accurate antibody tests No cure But we have long term therapies available HIV Laboratory Parameters HIV Viral Load (HIV RNA) Number of HIV copies/mL measured in a person’s blood This test tells you how
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OBOTE IAN. JKC/B04/0158/2013. HIV/AIDS ASSIGNMENT 1. Why age group 15-25 is more affected by HIV/AIDS Young are increasingly becoming popular with same sex relationships i.e being lesbian or gay. This can result to anal sex and this unlike normal sex exposes the sexual partners to higher risk of contracting HIV/AIDS as compared to the normal sex. Most young people could already know about HIV/AIDS‚ how it is spread and ways through which people should protect themselves. Still after all this
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The role of the accessory NEF protein in HIV infection Kanokporn Tangthamvanich Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Otago [Word count: 895] The role of the accessory NEF protein in HIV infection In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection‚ there is one essential virulence protein‚ the Nef protein‚ which is identified as a negative factor due to it having a negative effect on viral replication (1). It performs critical functions in the host during the viral life cycle
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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11/5/12 Advances in HIV/ AIDS Medical Research HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system‚ the body’s natural defense system. Without a strong immune system‚ the body has trouble fighting off disease. The first cases of HIV were first discovered in Los Angeles and New York in the 1980’s. A group of gay men and injection drug users were revealed to have
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of these diseases‚ and the branch of medicine in charge of this is called venereology. 2. What Is HIV/AIDS? What is HIV? HIV stands for Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus. It is a common STD and infects approximately 34 million people worldwide as of 2010‚ and took the lives of more than 3 million last year. This virus is an extremely dangerous STD. HIV negatively alters the immune system. HIV can hide for long periods of time in cells in your body‚ and it attacks a very key part of the immune
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AIDS and HIV Awareness On October 30‚ 2006‚ I attended the Women HIV/AIDS prevention seminar located in the science and research building. This event started at 5:00pm‚ and it was hosted by the Sister Love‚ Inc. The speaker was a representative from Sister Love‚ Inc named Nairobi Moss. The Women HIV/AIDS prevention seminar was about how we as African American’s can help educate each other on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It also was about how to prevent these diseases‚ and how it affects us in the
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