HIV/Aids Epidemic HIV/AIDs is a huge epidemic still plaguing society today. The lack of knowledge and technical advances has caused an increasing number of cases. It has made its way around the world since the 1940s‚ causing countries to join together in the fight against AIDs. With all the campaigning that has been done the numbers of cases continue to rise. Countries have separated the disease into three patterns to make it easier to distinguish the effects that AIDs has on different regions
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ASSIGNMENT 1. HISTORY OF HIV / AIDS 2. MEANING OF HIV 3. MEANING OF AIDS 4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 5. CAUSES OF HIV / AIDS 6. EFFECTS OF HIV / AIDS 7. DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS 8. CURE OF HIV / AIDS 9. PREVENTIVE METHODS Egbuna Juliet J SS 3 Yellow Meaning of HIV/AIDS AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The illness alters the immune system‚ making people much more vulnerable
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been referred to as AIDS for the first time in September of 1982 when there was an average of two reported cases per day. The disease was not just affecting homosexuals‚ but heterosexuals as well who had bad blood transfusions or use of infected needles. -In 1982 during a press briefing at the White House‚ a journalist asked the presidents spokesperson if he has a response for AIDS being labeled as a epidemic by the Center for Disease Control. The spokesperson asked what AIDS was‚ and doubted anyone
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Abstract There have been studies on HIV/AIDS‚ but there is currently no cure for the virus/disease. There is a misconception that AIDS is transmitted‚ but what people don’t know is that the virus HIV is what is transmitted; leading to the disease AIDS. The risk factors‚ major health promoting behaviors and symptoms that can alleviate the hardships that come with the virus/disease‚ can cause stress‚ frustration and conflict managing the illness. The impact of the medical condition on the mental health
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Persuasive Write - Needle Exchange Programs Needle Exchange programs have been put in states across the Untied States to help promote safe and clean needle use. The needle exchange programs also are in place to help curb the spread of blood born diseases. Some argue that they are in place to help the community and stop these diseases’ but that they are only promoting Drug use. Although this is a factor to the Needle Exchange Program‚ the programs have been put in place to help the people in
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HIV AIDS INTRODUCTION The arrival of the AIDS epidemic in the 20th Century‚ brought with it fear‚ superstition and prejudice. This disease is not the first one where society has imposed social stigmas‚ political agendas and outright pandemonium. Misunderstandings of other diseases like the bubonic plague‚ small pox and the Spanish flu also have caused hysteria among populations around the world‚ but the main difference between these epidemics and that of AIDS/HIV is that AIDS is a
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are hidden between the lines of lyrics. With its implied message‚ one of my favorite old-time songs has helped me mentally dissociate drug users from criminal and violent behaviors‚ thus‚ supported my reason to help them get rehabilitated. “The Needle and The Damage Done‚” a song by Neil Young‚
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Research Paper AIDS AIDS is a disease that destroys a person’s immune system. AIDS is a blood born pathogen. It was originally only found in gay men. This led to people calling it the “gay men disease.” They use to think that this was punishment from God for their being gay. Then researchers found out some drug users were also getting the HIV virus‚ which leads to AIDS‚ from sharing needles. After that‚ it was referred to as the “gay man and druggy disease.” All of the labels AIDS has been given
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Causes for AIDS Discrimination Many people across the world are infected with the deadly disease known as AIDS. This disease can be transmitted from one person to another through many ways such as sexually intercourse‚ blood transfusions‚ and sharing needles that are not sterilized. Today‚ scientists are still trying to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS. Many who are infected with HIV/AIDS have not only to cope with the disease itself‚ but they could possibly experience AIDS discrimination as well
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NAVIGATIONAL AIDS Q & A Submitted by: MILES O. CUARESMA EK - 51 Submitted to: ENGR. R. MELGAREJO Questions and Answers Introduction to Navigation: 1. __________ is the art of science of determining the ship or aircraft’s position and of conducting a ship or aircraft from one position to another. A: Navigation 2. ___________ is any sort of marker which aids the
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