Among the current fields of research in Biotechnology‚ research on drugs and vaccines targeting viral diseases such as HIV/AIDs has been of major importance given the high prevalence of these diseases across the world. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a type of virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome) (HIV and AIDS‚ n.d). The virus devastates the body’s defense mechanism‚ leaving a victim highly susceptible to opportunistic infections such as those caused by bacteria‚ fungi
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caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). First of all‚ HIV is caused by having sex through unprotected sex with a person who has infected by HIV. HIV may be transmitted through unprotected heterosexual or homosexual‚ vaginal‚ anal‚ or oral sex. The main routes of transmission are unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Besides that‚ one can be infected with HIV through blood transmission. Sharing needles and reusing syringes that contaminated with HIV-infected blood may cause
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prevent HIV and what we actually do.” (P188‚ Pisani) To me what she is saying is that another way for society to tell people about the safety of HIV‚ and this way is through religion. In her passage she says that religion obscures the truth‚ so whatever these kids learn will be whatever the religion says and these kids will have to follow and that could be abstinence till you get married. She then goes on to say that “religious dogma crushes our efforts to translate good data into good HIV prevention
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Kamlesh Bind PGDM –IB ( 08) 1. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce ? What recommendation would you give the company concerning its HIV / AIDS policy ? Ans :- Anglo American had a huge investment in South Africa and was hard hit by the HIV / AIDS epidemic . It was one of the first corporation to develop a comprehensive‚ proactive strategy to combat the ravages of the disease on its
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DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH Just like most Americans HIV never really crossed my mind until someone I know had been diagnosed with the deadly disease. This person I know was just like any other person until they became a “junkie” and their sexual preferences had changed. According to studies the use of dirty needles and having multiple sex partners increases the risk of contracting a disease significantly. HIV is among the highest contracted infection in the United States‚ in Georgia there have been
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commonly known sexually transmitted diseases. The last stages of HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ are what we know as AIDS‚ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is similar to other viruses like the flu or common cold except the human immune system cannot destroy the virus. The virus can hide in the cells of the body for long periods of time and attacks important parts of the immune system like T-cells or CD4 cells. Once HIV destroys a lot of CD4 cells the human body can no longer fight against
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CONTENT Introduction Causes of HIV/AIDS Symptoms of HIV/AIDS Effects of HIV/AIDS on society Preventions Cure/control Conclusion Reference INTRODUCTION The human disease that I will be researching on is HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. It can infect the body if an individual has unprotected sex with
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by HIV‚ a virus that can be passed from person to person through sexual fluids blood and breast milk. Worldwide the majority of HIV infections are transmitted through sex between men and women‚ and half of all adults living with HIV are women. Certain groups of people have been particularly affected and these include injecting drug users‚ sex workers and men who have sex with men. Slave trade has been an ongoing business interaction between multiple
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Charlene Jaudon HIV AND TEENAGERS: WHY ME Professor Carl Thomas HCA 498 Since HIV was diagnosed in the U.S. over 47 years ago the increase in new cases have caused major a crisis throughout the nation. Even though there is more information now about prevention and how the virus is spread the number of cases continue to grow. Teenagers‚ African American males and homosexual and bisexual males make up the highest number of new cases. Why? Is not the history of this
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How AIDS has Affected Black Communities There has been an alarming increase in HIV/AIDS among African Americans. Blacks constitute only 12% of the U.S. population‚ but they represent 41% of reported AIDS cases from 1996 to now. 55% of women with AIDS are African-American‚ and 58% of pediatric cases are among African-American children. Since 1991‚ AIDS has been the leading causes of death in African American men ages 25-44‚ and in 1994‚ the disease became the number one killer of African-American
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