had been otherwise healthy. (Basic Information about HIV and AIDS) CAUSAL AGENT There are various causative agents of AIDS. The main common of these agents is HIV. HIV is an acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. This has led to the worldwide infection of aids. Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent for AIDS. The most common agent that has led to
Premium AIDS HIV Immune system
Menusha Arumugam (K1) NAME OF DISEASES Malaria PATHOGENS & VECTORS A parasite called Plasmodium‚ which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes There are four types of human malaria: - Plasmodium falciparum - Plasmodium vivax - Plasmodium malariae - Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections
Premium Malaria AIDS Aedes
The patient‚ JA‚ was a 74 year old female. She had a high school education and was a housewife. The patient was hospitalized due to hypercalcemia. She was experiencing recurrent falls at home‚ polyuria‚ and significant unintentional weight loss of 80 pounds over the past 12 months. Lab work revealed pancytopenia. After imaging and a biopsy‚ it was confirmed the patient was experiencing hypercalcemia secondary to B-cell lymphoma. The hypercalcemia the patient presented with was related to the metastasis
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
HIV/AIDS Kusumojati 1206289874 Rendy Yonas 1206289823 Kharriz Abiyasa 1006806066 For English Presentation on 20th dec 2012. 1 1. What is HIV/AIDS? Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). AIDS is a major concern in almost every country in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the world is up to 2.5 million persons. AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people
Premium AIDS HIV
HIV/AIDS: The effect on the global community. According to the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) At the end of 1999; an estimated 34.3 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. Most of the people living with HIV‚ 95% of the global total‚ live in developing countries.” Examples of the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa‚ Asia‚ Latin America‚ the Caribbean‚ and the Newly Independent States provide insight into the demographics‚ modes of exposure‚ treatment
Premium HIV AIDS Africa
In all manner of honesty and sincerity‚ many Zambians can relate to the use of traditional medicine for healing‚ prevention and even use in traditional rites of passage. World Health Organization WHO (2008) admits that traditional medicine has been used in some communities for thousands of years. It further provides that some Asian and African countries‚ 80% of the population depend on traditional medicine for primary health care and that 70% to 80% of the population in developed countries has used
Premium Medicine Alternative medicine
Thymus Lymph Nodes Skin Tonsils Bone Marrow Spleen Protects the body from disease and infection by defending against‚ attacking and removing pathogens. Removes debris from the body‚ such as dead cells. Hay Fever Asthma Urticaria (Hives) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Rheumatic Fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Required: Nervous System Brain Spinal cord Sensory organs Skin The nervous system allows us to perceive‚ comprehend‚ and respond to the world around us. The nervous system also operates
Premium Blood Heart Lymphatic system
Patients with leukemia‚ lymphoma‚ and myeloma are recommended a bone marrow transplant. The following diseases affect the production of bone marrow cells; sickle cell anemia‚ aplastic anemia‚ thalassemia‚ congenital nuertopenia‚ and severe immunodeficiency syndromes‚ the stem cells in the bone marrow don’t work function properly (“bone marrow”). The large production of defective or immature cells is called leukemia. The production of an excessive low blood cell counts is called aplastic anemia
Premium Bone marrow Red blood cell
Lapriah Morrison Soc 482 Dr. Donna Cole December 4‚ 2013 HIV-Infected Parents and Their Children in the United States HIV has an insightful influence not only on the people it infects‚ but also on their families. Children who are dependent on their parents are particularly vulnerable. Because of the effects of HIV disease and the social conditions that are often associated with it‚ parents living with HIV may have limited financial‚ social‚ and emotional
Premium AIDS Health insurance Adoption
Sustainability Studies Abstract Insert body of abstract here. If there is no abstract‚ delete this page. Enjoy your APA template! Be Known and Aware of HIV Infection There are many way to get HIV infection on both directly and indirectly. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can exist in blood and body fluids. This virus can hide in body cells‚ sometimes for years. People can become infected with HIV by having sex with an HIV- infected person or by reusing an HIV-contaminates hypo-dermic needle for an
Premium AIDS HIV Immune system