HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV" \o "HIV" HIV and AIDS affects economic growth by reducing the availability of human capital. Without proper prevention‚ nutrition‚ health care and medicine that is available in developing countries‚ large numbers of people are falling victim to AIDS. HIV/AIDS is impacting on economic activity and social progress around the world. Companies are being directly affected by lower productivity‚ greater absenteeism‚ vacant posts‚ the need to retrain and rehire
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safe or effective. One virus that does not yet have an effective preventative vaccine is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is a retrovirus that attacks the human immune system. Transmission of the virus can occur in many different ways; through contact of infected secretions of one person with the genital‚ oral‚ or rectal mucous membranes of another person. HIV can also be transmitted through blood and from mother to child during pregnancy‚ childbirth or through breast milk (Healthmagic
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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HIV Isis Ramos Professor Carol S. Marshall Biology 101 September 30‚ 2013 HIV HIV is not AIDS! HIV is what leads to AIDS. It infects all types of people‚ from poor to rich‚ young to old‚ and guy to girl. There are only a few way to completely be out of its reach‚ but that would mean giving up some things most people find entertaining. So today we will learn more about the one virus that can cause us a lot of grief‚ HIV. HIV is mostly
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Reaction Paper “HIV” Entering in any kind of industry would require a lot of sacrifices and of course requirements. From resume‚ bio-data‚ transcripts‚ police clearance‚ medical examinations result/certificates‚ and etc. must be complied in order to get a job. Why medical examinations result is part of the requirement? Well‚ industries or organizations to be specific‚ would not allow their names to be stained by these kind of issues or anything that could degrade their image must be avoided
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Culturally Relevant Strategies Jennifer Sillaway COUN5336 Counseling and Advocacy with Diverse Populations February 24‚ 2013 Dr. Kaisha Thomas Aspirations Mental health counseling was not the career path in which I envisioned myself embarking on. Becoming a mental health counselor has many challenges and benefits. Along my career path I have had the pleasure of getting to know a variety of positions within mental health. Finding the definition of a mental health counselor can be defined
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Diagnostic Barriers to success in college When attending college withers a new student or old‚ there will be barriers in the way. These roadblocks can appear in various ways during a student’s career in college. The barriers can be anything from money‚ or attendance‚ and even time management. The key is to recognize the walls and overcome them to succeed. First‚ issue for many students is money. It’s not cheap to attend college‚ but colleges have many ways of helping out their students. One
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------------------------------------------------- REACTION PAPER “HIV / AIDS” I. Title: HIV / AIDS Date: December 10‚ 2011 Name of speaker: Darius Umande II. Overview of the topic As I have learned from my past lessons in high school and elementary‚ HIV which stands for human immunodeficiency virus is a kind of virus‚ specifically lentivirus‚ that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome better known as AIDS. As what our high school teacher taught us‚ HIV can be transmitted commonly from person
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There has been a steady increase in recent years in the form of HIV sufferers. I will take you into a holistic look of what and how this virus implements a person’s personal‚ social‚ medical and economic life. To a see a person’s emotion is but a short insight to how that person is actually feeling‚ take into account that they have contracted HIV‚ how is that person’s life affected? A woman in Vietnam says ‘I am afraid of giving my disease to family members- especially my younger brother who is
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Three barriers to receiving mental health care The stigma of mental illness is one of the foremost barriers that is affecting individuals who need treatment from seeking it.About two-thirds of people with mental disorders do not receive treatment. Stigma discredits individuals diagnosis or condition which becomes an enduring label.On the other end‚ the very real risk of facing discrimination in social and professional circles creates a huge barrier. People may fear that family and friends will avoid
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