that can be transmitted from one person to another either directly by contact or circuitously by fomites and vectors. HIV/AIDS is one of the many communicable diseases in the world. Throughout this presentation‚ a detailed analysis will be given on HIV/AIDS. I will also recommend different ways a community can educate individuals in order to help prevent this disease. HIV‚ also known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a virus that attacks the immune system. If the immune system is not
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POTENTIAL TARGET FOR HIV ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ABSTRACT HIV was discovered to be a life threatening disease in 1983‚ since then scientist have been progressively trying to develop antiretroviral therapy. Many drugs have been introduced to fight against HIV‚ but each of the drug have some level of toxicity or drug resistance to it‚ Which is why novel targets have been identified that can serve as antiretroviral therapy. Potential targets are explored from all the stages in HIV life cycle here.
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Influenza‚ and Chicken Pox are all forms of infectious disease‚ but one major one that has to be the most deadliest of them all is known as AIDS and HIV. According to "HIV Basics" (2013)‚ "About 1.1 million people in the United States were living with HIV at the end of 2009‚ Of those people‚ about 18% do not know they are infected.” Inflammatory Response HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS‚ which is where the disease originated. Being that there was a virus that started the disease this is where the
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HIV became known in 1983‚ it was then that scientist and the government became interested in knowing where this epidemic originated from and how. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a lot like other viruses‚ including those that cause the common cold‚ but it is important to know that over time‚ your immune system will become weak as the severity of HIV increases. What HIV does is attack your T cells‚ which help your body fight infections‚ it them takes over them to make its own. A person will only
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HCR/220 September 23. 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS are two very serious diseases which first came known and reported in the U.S. in 1981. Today it is estimated that 1.7 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV since that date 619‚000 people have already died from it. The CDC‚ (Center For Disease Control) estimates that every one in five people living with HIV‚ are unaware that they even have it. With a serious medical condition such as this
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off disease. It is most commonly transmitted sexually‚ but can also be transmitted through infected blood exposure and through birth. Mayoclinic.com says “AIDS is a chronic‚ potentially life-threatening condition” AIDS is caused by the retrovirus HIV‚ HIV targets T-cells which are vital immune system cells and without them it is nearly impossible to fight a common cold let alone a life threatening disease. AIDS can affect your body in many other ways then just destroying your immune system. Women
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AIDS Prevention Since many people have the HIV virus or at least heard of it‚ everybody should know what it is and what it does. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is not spread through kissing‚ sneezes‚ sweat‚ mosquito s‚ eating utensils and drinking fountains. HIV is spread by having vaginal‚ anal‚ or oral sex‚ sharing needles‚ and through the contact of body fluids from an infected person. HIV infected people usually look and feel healthy and may not even know that they are infected. Only
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Running head: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON WOMEN WITH HIV 1 1 The impact of social support on women living with HIV Jenny Strauss South African College of Applied Psychology2 Class Lecturer Due date 1 At the top of the title page there should be a running head flush left. The running head on the title page should be labelled Running head (sentence case): TITLE (UPPERCASE). A page number should appear flush right at the top of the page. The title page is page 1. 2
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Africa. Adult education is a means to an end. It is one of the means of contributing to reduction of the Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDs) in South Africa. This paper will discuss how adult education can help empowerment women in southern African countries in reducing transmission of HIV/AIDs. The countries that will be discussed are Botswana and Lesotho. Empowering Women in South Africa to Serve as Catalysts Using Adult Education in Reducing the Transmission
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investment and commitment into understanding HIV and AIDS increased‚ so the outcome of people living with HIV improved around the world” (“AVERTing HIV & AIDS”). With innovative and private methods many organizations have formed for the fight against this disease‚ locally the AIDS Foundation of the Bahamas and globally‚ the Clinton Global Initiative. There has been several advancements in the Bahamas in conjunction with AIDS. Pregnant mothers who are infected with HIV are now able to take retrovirals that
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