HIV is preventable and TB is curable‚ but we haven’t eradicated either because not everyone can be cured or afford to be cured and because preventing any type of disease is very expensive and is not a simple process. There are many ways to prevent getting HIV like using condoms and avoiding using dirty needles‚ etc. But HIV can’t be eradicated because many people who have HIV don’t know they have it until it’s too late‚ and they may or may not have spread it to others. Also‚ HIV hasn’t been
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AIDS and HIV Introduction Being one of the most fatal viruses in the nation‚ AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is now a serious public health concern in most major U.S. cities and in countries worldwide. Since 1986 there have been impressive advances in understanding of the AIDS virus‚ its mechanisms‚ and its routes of transmission. Even though researchers have put in countless hours‚ and millions of dollars it has not led to a drug that can cure infection with the virus or to a vaccine
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Reducing Abuse (LO 4.1‚ 4.2) Work in a person centred way Everyone is different‚ we all have preferences about our daily routines including what time we get up‚ what clothes we wear‚ the food we eat and how we choose to spend our time. Our ability to exercise choice in this way is essential for our wellbeing. Where routine develop in care services‚ there is a risk that these choices will be taken away from the service users and everyone will be treated the same. The less a person is treated as
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effectiveness of situational and social crime prevention techniques in reducing criminal activity. Crime prevention refers to the range of strategies that are implemented by individuals‚ communities‚ businesses‚ non-government organisations and all levels of government to target the various social and environmental factors that increase the risk of crime‚ disorder and victimisation. The two prevention techniques‚ situational and social‚ are effective in reducing criminal activity although it probably could
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Kristina Nguyen HIV and AIDS The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Auto Immune Deficiency Disease (AIDS) are one of the leading killers around the world. Statistics provided by the Joint United Nations Program approximate that over 33 million people have been infected with HIV and AIDS. Of those 33 million‚ 1.1 million of those carriers are in the United States and even more shockingly‚ a fifth of those carriers are unaware that they have been infected. The World Health Organization estimated
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These days‚ the AIDS/ HIV epidemic is one of the most lethal health crises. As yet‚ there were 22 million people died‚ 42 million of people are infected by AIDS. Although professionals nowadays have discovered vaccine for AIDS/ HIV‚ but there still will be over 40 million people would die because of HIV. In many countries especially Africa‚ AIDS epidemic is spreading seriously bringing illness‚ death‚ suffer and poverty. The epidemic has obligated a heavy burden on families‚ communities and economies
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Home reading. As my qualification paper is devoted to the global health‚ I decided to analyze 4 newspaper articles from BBC‚ The Guardian and the NY Times concerning the cure for HIV/AIDS. In all the articles the topic of possible existence of the cure for HIV is discussed. They scientists from different world laboratories share their opinion on the right way of creation of this vaccine. It is extremely hard to find the appropriate therapy for patients‚ because the virus has a tendency to a very
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Living with HIV January 7‚ 2013 Living with HIV Since the beginning of time we as humans have been fighting off and adapting to a variety of diseases. Some we have not treated and ended in tragic death and others we have become adapted to. There are those that have cures and those still to this day without a cure. To name a few like Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Lupus‚ Cancer‚ Arthritis and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). All of the diseases I mentioned does
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HIV/AIDS in CAMEROON Abstract Almost three decades after its discovery‚ HIV infection remains the number one killer disease in Sub-Saharan Africa where up to 2 million people are still living with the virus. In Cameroon‚ a health survey carried out in 2004 estimated the national prevalence at 5.5% with women and youths being predominantly infected. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) from HIV/AIDS have been on the rise in recent years. This high prevalence rate is also due to the country’s lack
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Reduce unemployment Unemployment is a huge problem. Unemployed workers are experiencing financial losses‚ and causing a burden on tax payers providing benefits to the ex-worker. The national economy suffers because of lower output and instead of gaining tax money‚ losing it. People in disparity for money resort to crime and the list goes on and on. According to the U.S bureau of statistics‚ the U.S has an unemployment amount of 16 million‚ with another 7 million under employed. That is the
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