Introduction : 2 2. HIV/AIDS : 2 3. HIV/AIDS and women : 2 4. Special signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS in women : 3 5. Vulnerability of women to AIDS : 3 6. The challenges that HIV/AIDS infected women faced : 4 7. Transmission of HIV to women : 5 8. Global distribution of HIV/AIDS among women : 5 9. The impact of HIV on women : 7 10. Prevention : 9 11. HIV treatment : 9 12. Prevention Challenges : 11 13. The Global Response to HIV/AIDS : 11 14. The Global Coalition
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and welcome to the HIV/AIDS awareness event. Today we will be talking about the history of AIDS and the misconceptions that have blocked our minds from the truth behind this horrific disease. What are the origins of this horrific disease? What are the myths of our past that are still believed today? What is the actual‚ medical truth about HIV/AID? There has been much confusion about how and where this horrendous disease actually started. The first evidences of AIDS led a Belgian examiner to
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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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HIV and AIDS are one of the most formidable challenges to human life and dignity‚ undermining social and economic development especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It has stripped families of their loved ones and hard earned income. To the economy‚ the damage is so extensive‚ there has been reduced productivity resulting in less gross domestic product. HIV and AIDS are very vicious challenge to human life as there is been no cure for the pandemic hence the number of deaths due HIV and AIDS related diseases
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today is the epidemic of AIDS. As a consistent killer throughout the world‚ AIDS has become an immediate concern to agencies and governments worldwide. In response‚ there are numerous international organizations that have been established to learn more about preventing‚ tracking‚ and treating the disease. Through extensive research and analysis‚ AIDS researchers are making gradual breakthroughs to benefit the struggle. However‚ since there is currently no cure for AIDS‚ researchers are rapidly
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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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HIV/AIDS and Women Women are facing devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in world over. In India women are already economically‚ culturally and socially disadvantaged lacking access to treatment‚ financial support and education. They are outside the structures of power and decision -making. They lack the opportunity of participating equally within the community and are subjected to punitive laws‚ norms and practices exercising control over their bodies and sexual relations. They are perceived as the
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EQUIPMENTS BLOOD TRASNFUSION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT HEALTH WORKERS * SIGNS AND SYMTOMS * PHASES OF HIV AND AIDS ACUTE HIV DISEASE LATENCY PHASE AIDS PHASE * CONFIRMATION AND COUNCELLING * STIGMATISATION * PREVENTION INTRODUCTION HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our body
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Foreign Aid “Australia in Its Regional and Global Context” By Alara Berisha Table of Contents: 1.) Australia and its foreign aid links 2.) The types of foreign aid 3.) The roles of government organisations 4.) The importance of non-government organisations 5.) Treaties and agreements 6.) Economic‚ social and geopolitical advantage and disadvantages 7.) Impact on social justice and equity 1. Australia and its foreign aid links Australia is a developed‚ English speaking country‚ located
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RENT and the AIDS Epidemic The movie RENT was released in 2005 but is actually set in late 1989/early 1990‚ which was arguably the peak of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and also a time which having the disease was basically a death sentence. While the first outbreak was reported in 1981 very little was actually known about the disease. Upon the outbreak‚ HIV and AIDS was seen and known (wrongly) as a “gay mans disease” because many gay men had been diagnosed with the type of cancer that
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