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    CAUSES AND SPREAD OF INFECTION CANDIDATE NAME: DATE AND SIGNATURE: 1. Understand the causes of infection 2. Understand the transmission of infection Anyone can develop an infection‚ but certain groups of people are more at risk than others. These groups include: the elderly‚ the infim‚ those who are ill‚ those with weakened immunity‚ those who are convalescing‚ pregnant mothers

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    Aids Informative Speech

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    AIDS Outline  Introduction: Many people have heard of the disease AIDS. But they aren’t aware of what exactly it does to your body and how dangerous it is. Since the epidemic began‚ an estimated 21.8 million people have died of AIDS. According to the A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 - 44 in the United States‚ down from number one in 1995. Today I will be talking about what exactly AIDS is‚ how it is transmitted‚ and possible treatments for

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    Hepatitis C Cause The biggest cause of Hepatitis C contraction is when a person comes into contact with the blood of someone who already has Hepatitis C. The most common cause of Hepatitis C via blood is through the sharing of needles and other equipment such as cotton‚ spoons and water that are used to inject illicit drugs. Transmission The Hepatitis C virus is transmitted via blood. The blood containing Hepatitis C positive must get into a person’s bloodstream before transmission can

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    HIV Testing in Pregnant Women HIV is a Human Immune Deficiency Virus that is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood and sexual contact. This virus is a very serious subject in many peoples lives‚ especially women. There are 16.6 million women worldwide living with the HIV virus. Only 43% are actually aware of their condition and the other 33% are unaware (Snelson). This is an even more severe

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    Aids and the Reagan Era

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    Aids and the Reagan Era Kiauhna Braddy History 105/Lisa Hawkins March 14‚ 2012 First Reports of AIDS and misconceptions in the United States In early June 1981‚ the first reports of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia discovered among five previously healthy young men in Los Angeles‚ and published in the medical literature. The men were described as homosexuals; all five men had either previous or current infections with a virus and fungus usually seen in cancer

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    International Business 27 November 2012 Wealth Means Health The subject of foreign aid is one that is very controversial and hotly debated. The United States invests billions of dollars each year to causes which some believe are viable and others believe are a waste of time‚ money‚ and resources. In Afghanistan for example‚ it is many people would argue that the money which the United States sends in foreign aid is getting in to the wrong hands and aiding the Taliban as opposed to assisting in the

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    seems difficult to imagine in contemporary times‚ foreign aid and development assistance were not always important parts of a nation’s international relations and strategy. It is an idea that‚ while articulated previously‚ became significantly more common following World War II‚ when the United States emerged as the predominant world power‚ eager to exact its newly embraced influence upon the world. In order to better understand how foreign aid and development assistance has changed since its popular

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    Impact of Foreign aid on economic Development of Pakistan Submited to: Ms. Samreen Manawar Submitted by: Bushra Mahmood Class: BS (Hons) Roll No: 1891 “Department of Economics” Lahore College for Women University‚ Lahore. Table of Contents Abstract Ch # 1

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    Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite‚ Plasmodium‚ which infects red blood cells. Malaria is characterized by cycles of chills‚ fever‚ pain‚ and sweating. Historical records suggest malaria has infected humans since the beginning of mankind. The name "mal aria" (meaning "bad air" in Italian) was first used in English in 1740 by H. Walpole when describing the disease. The term was shortened to "malaria" in the 20th century. C. Laveran in 1880 was the first to identify the parasites

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    Mandatory Aids Testing

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    Mandatory AIDS Testing AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic that has struck every identifiable group. However‚ persons who are considered to be in a high-risk group of contracting HIV‚ the disease believed to cause AIDS‚ are still stigmatized by the media and other professionals as being diseased and abnormal. It is quite surprising still that this type of stereotype still exists now in our gender-bending society. No longer do only gays‚ prostitutes‚ bisexual men‚ intravenous drug users contract

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