OBOTE IAN. JKC/B04/0158/2013. HIV/AIDS ASSIGNMENT 1. Why age group 15-25 is more affected by HIV/AIDS Young are increasingly becoming popular with same sex relationships i.e being lesbian or gay. This can result to anal sex and this unlike normal sex exposes the sexual partners to higher risk of contracting HIV/AIDS as compared to the normal sex. Most young people could already know about HIV/AIDS‚ how it is spread and ways through which people should protect themselves. Still after all this
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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 resources to draw upon
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with AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV causes the human immune system to be altered‚ causing the human body to be vulnerable to infections and diseases. AIDS is a growing virus in the human race affecting men‚ women‚ and children. Target Population In the past‚ white homosexual males and intravenous drug users were people who were known as targeted population for Aids. In today’s
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Canada is amongst the many countries that have HIV specific criminal law that persecute people for transmitting the disease. In Canada‚ it is illegal to engage in sexual activities without disclosing seropositive status unless there is a use of condoms and a low viral load is present. Criminal law as prevention for the transmission of HIV seems reasonable‚ but upon examining a bit further in the topic‚ it appears that it is ineffective and might actually do more harm than good to those whom
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SUMMARY of HIV The story unfolds through a documentary on HIV which visual designer and young filmmaker Gil Bustamante (Jake Cuenca) is shooting‚ a job assigned to him by the Department of Health. In the process‚ he discovers so much about HIV/AIDS. Heidi (Ma. Isabel Lopez) contracted the virus from her philandering OFW husband who died three years ago; Ivy (Iza Calzado)‚ a call center agent who was two years fresh from graduation when she applies for a job abroad and is discovered to have also
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the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in terms of rates of infection‚ vulnerability‚ impact‚ and potential for change. They have grown up in a world changed by AIDS but many still lack comprehensive and correct knowledge about how to prevent HIV infection. This situation persists even though the world has agreed that young people have the human right to education‚ information and services that could protect them from harm. Young people are disproportionately affected in the HIV pandemic. They face
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What is AIDS? AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a human disease caused by HIV‚ the human immunodeficiency virus. In this disease‚ the immune system gradually becomes less effective‚ which leads to more and more opportunistic infections and tumors. It is transmitted when a bodily fluid‚ for example blood‚ semen‚ or breast milk‚ of an infected individual comes into direct contact with a mucous membrane or blood stream of another individual. Although most commonly thought
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Program NAME: _Anthony Altaire D. Leynes_ NSTPTwo Section: ___T1B___ Reaction Paper for the Movie “HIV (Si Heidi‚ Si Ivy at Si V)” I. MY OWN SUMMARY OF THE FILM (strictly 250-300 words only‚ no copying) HIV (Si Heidi‚ Ivy‚ at si V) - This film is about a man named Gil Bustamante Hired by the DOH (Department of Health) to do a documentary for their HIV/AIDS awareness program‚ He is a young filmmaker. Using San Lazaro Hospital as a backdrop‚ he weaves a tale that combines
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than one million cases of people living with HIV in the United States with new cases of infection rates and deaths increasing to a high estimated level of 56‚300. Nursing research plays a major role in the nursing care of patients with HIV. Nursing research on the topic of HIV is very critical for a vast variety of reasons. With the development of new forms of medication and complex treatment regimen programs the life expectancy for patients with HIV is better and growing. Along with the research
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Aids Epidemic in Africa Over 30 million people worldwide have been infected with the HIV-AIDS virus. With such high numbers‚ the troubling fact is that 95% of those cases permeate Africa. Obviously AIDS cannot be cured or reversed in any sense‚ however with proper insight and treatment it can be controlled. The means for proper treatment is exactly what Africa lacks‚ in comparison to other regions. Nearly 2.3 million deaths occurred in 2003 within the sub-Saharan region of Africa.The efforts
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