AIDS and HIV are very serious problems in Africa. Over 75 percent of the people living with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are more than 25 million people living in Sub-Saharan Africa with HIV. As a result of multiple genetic studies‚ it is said that HIV in Africa came from chimpanzees that were butchered over 100 years ago for meat. HIV has two subtypes. HIV-1 is the most common and is related to the chimpanzees in Africa. Both HIV-1 and HIV-2 can both cause AIDS‚ however HIV-1 is easier
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Chartrice Hubbard Kevin Waltman EN 101 6 Oct 2013 Informative Synthesis Essay: HIV/AIDS Antiviral Therapies HIV/AIDS‚ those seven letters open people eyes. When HIV first revealed itself everyone was on pins and needles because of the lack of information. HIV has developed many stereotypes. Many of the social stereotypes attached to people living with HIV/AIDS are incorrect. Since the late 2000s the improve antiviral drug therapy has led to a better or “normal” life for infected individuals
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Effects of the Bottleneck and the Founders effect Cecil Smith GS102 Grantham University Online The bottleneck effect happens when something of a great devastation has happened‚ causing a great amount of people to lose their lives and leave behind very few people at the most. The bottleneck effect happens at random and can kill of a whole population and with it can also wipe out the gene pool by doing so. An example of the bottleneck effect would be something like a tsunami‚ or an earthquake‚ which
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younger are more likely to be beaten and to believe that husbands can justify it poor sexual and reproductive health – young married girls are more likely to contract HIV than their unmarried counterparts because of their greater sexual exposure‚ often with an older husband who by virtue of his age is more at risk of being HIV positive illiteracy and lack of
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Gilead Sciences: The Global Access Program for HIV Drugs Viread (chemical name tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) is a significant new drug for the treatment of HIV/AIDS found by Gilead Sciences‚ which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the commercial sale in October 2001.[1] As Gilead made plans to take the drug global in early 2003‚ pricing and distribution became key considerations. There were also many other considerations‚ such as designing an access program in
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This essay is a critical evaluation of a web page called “The Perception of HIV Among College Students” by Jarrett Way (Way‚ December 16‚2004). In the argumentative essay I intend to use this source mainly for the interview content and the conclusion. In the evaluation‚ I focus on three criteria: first‚ I will investigate the authority of the author‚ judging whether it is a professional report or not. Also‚ I will briefly discuss the objectivity and authenticity in terms of the content. Second‚ I
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Corporate Social Responsibility 13/12/2013 HIV OUTBREAK: THE USE OF PROTECTION IN THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ‘The porn films are not about sex. Sex is airbrushed and digitally washed out of the films...Pornography is about getting yourself off at someone else’s expense.’ (Chris Hedges) Sexuality is a fundamental and essential part of our humanity (IPPF‚ 2008). Porn however‚ is not. The adult entertainment industry aims to meet the fantasies and desires of those who consume it. In order
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A Summary of Chapters 1-5 in: The Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying By: Jennifer Lanier Jennifer D. Lanier September 21‚ 2008 Thanatology-Professor Wright This paper will summarize chapters 1-5 in the book The Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying. We will take a deeper look at each of these chapters and explain what they mean. The chapters we will be talking about will be the following: Death: Awareness and Anxiety‚ Cultural Attitudes Toward Death‚ Processing the Death Of A
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Describe the similarities and differences in the way identity is conceptualized by the psychosocial theory of identity and social identity theory. The topic of identity is very popular in contemporary society‚ but because it is used in a range of different contexts it has become frequently unclear what it is. However‚ there are many varied psychological theories that try to define identity and the processes which help to produce it. One theorist in particular‚ Kroger (1989/19993 conceptualises
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HIV/AIDS: THE IMPACTS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND HOUSEHOLD AND COPING STRATEGIES CHAPTER 1: IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR Introduction AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In order for the virus to attack a person’s immune system‚ it has to enter the bloodstream‚ and there are three ways in which this may occur: 1. Through sexual intercourse - this includes both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse‚ although most infections
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