The first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1968. Within the next three decades it became the leading cause of death for adults 25 to 44 years old. AIDS is the final stage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) ‚ a virus that ravages the immune system leaving the body susceptible to multiple infections. In the public’s mind HIV/AIDS was a disease that belonged to intravenous drug users‚ homosexuals‚ and others in an unfortunate and stigmatized group. On August 19th 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a young‚ white‚ wed
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and spousal abuse. Drug laws keep at bay drug availability and drug abusers. Advocates of medical marijuana say the uses of marijuana include; to control loss of appetite‚ muscle spasms‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and other systems caused by Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)‚ cancer‚ and multiple sclerosis. It has also been said to stop epileptic seizures and glaucoma. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has listed marijuana as a Schedule One drug‚ a designation specifying that marijuana is considered
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Introduction-Chickenpox is a common childhood skin disease caused by a viral infection called varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox is less common in the United States due to universal vaccination with the varicella virus vaccine‚ though it still occurs in populations that are not routinely vaccinated. The varicella-zoster virus is similar to herpes simplex virus in many respects. The virus is spread through air droplets or direct contact with active lesions. Most cases of chickenpox arise between the
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Lupus could be a chronic‚ autoimmune disorder which will harm any part of the body (skin‚ joints‚ and/or organs within the body). The word chronic implies that the signs and symptoms of said disease tend to last longer than six weeks and infrequently for several years. In this particular disease‚ when one thing goes wrong in your immune system‚ that is the part of the body which fights off viruses‚ bacteria‚ and germs‚ our immune system is not able to function properly. Commonly our system produces
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HIV/AIDS & HOMELESSNESS Recommendations for Clinical Practice and Public Policy Developed for The Bureau of Primary Health Care and The HIV/AIDS Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration by John Song‚ M.D.‚ M.P.H.‚ M.A.T. November 1999 Financial and other support for the development and distribution of this paper were provided by the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the HIV/AIDS Bureau‚ Health Resources Services Administration‚ United States Department of Health and Human
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is too much is not good for everyone. As a matter of fact‚ STRESS is rated as a second deadliest killer in the world because there are three diseases that influenced by stress which are: clinical depression‚ cardiovascular disease‚ and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). When it comes to college students‚ here are several things that cause stress to them and these are: study issues‚ money worries‚ relationship‚ family pressure and identity. According to www.psychcentral.com‚ the term “stressed out”
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Fluid Reabsorption There is a small net loss of fluid because of the difference between hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure. The lymphatic system picks up fluid that leaks out of the capillaries and returns it to the circulation. Lymphatic capillaries start in capillary beds Lymphatic capillaries snake their way through capillary beds to pick up the excess fluid and return it back to the venous circulation. As fluid pressure increases‚ it forces open little flaps in the lymphatic capillaries
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of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on HIV/AIDS. AIDS is a chronic‚ deadly condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Factors such as lifestyle‚ environmental‚ socioeconomic status and disease management are large factors that influence HIV/AIDS. HIV impedes the body’s capability of fighting off viruses‚ bacteria‚ and fungi that cause illness and
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WOMEN TRAFFICKING FOR PROSTITUTION: IT MAKES WOMEN SUFFER. Trafficking in human beings is a gross violation of human rights‚ a modern day form of slavery and an extremely profitable business for organized crime. USAID (as cited in Asma‚ 2006) states people are annually bought and sold as prostitutes‚ domestic workers‚ sex slaves child labourers and child soldiers are between 700‚000 to 4 million of people. Most of people thought that it is not a serious issue and they do not give full
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why? Smoking can be considered one of the most dangerous habits that any one individual can have. Smoking kills an average of 450‚000 people each year. More deaths are caused each year by cigarettes and tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus‚ illegal drug use‚ alcohol use‚ motor vehicle injuries‚ suicides‚ and murders combined. So why is it that people still continue to smoke? Although smoking relieves stress and is seen as cool by some‚ it is also the number 1 cause of death
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