disease has a number of symptoms and conditions that come with it. HIV causes the disease AIDS. HIV means human immunodeficiency virus. A virus is a very small organism that gets into a person’s body and makes a disease. The virus HIV also only affects humans. If someone has been infected with AIDS they are called HIV positive or seropositive. HIV weakens a persons immune system and causes the disease AIDS. In order for the HIV virus to effect a person it must first enter the body’s bloodstream
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The public health problem I select is HIV/AIDS WITHIN THE African American population. The HIV epidemic in United States in alarming‚ however it is becoming particularly alarming more so within the African American community. It is not long ago since the first case of HIV/AIDS among the African American community was identified. The first case was identified in the 1980’s. HIV/AIDS was thought to be a disease that doesn’t exist in the African American community it was initially thought to be mainly
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“Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is the process by which an individual undergoes counselling enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested for HIV and must be entirely the choice of the individual and he or she must be assured that the process will be confidential” (UNAIDS‚ 2000). Importance of HIV testing and counselling in HIV prevention and treatment HIV testing is very important program and claimed as a critical point of entry in both national wise as well as regional
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An analysis of the main reasons for the continued spread of HIV HIV‚ a virus only discovered in the late 1970s‚ has now become the most lethal virus around the world (UNAIDS‚ 2008). Scientifically HIV is a kind of virus which can destroy human’s immune system. Then‚ without defense of the body‚ other virus can easily infect body and ultimately results in death (WHO‚ 2013). Till the end of 2012‚ 35.3 millions of people live with HIV (WHO‚ 2013) and large quantities of family members suffer from the
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creating long lasing unequal power structures‚ which hurt these nations ability to effectively govern and develop. In the early stages of the HIV/AIDS crisis‚ the effect of the virus was ubiquitously debilitating across the developed and underdeveloped nations‚ yet as they began to find treatments the developed countries have disproportionally benefited from HIV/AIDS treatment.
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Topic Name: HIV/AIDS: Issues and Attitudes In this essay I will explain why the following issues are most important to consider and keep in mind when caring for a person identified as being HIV positive or having AIDS. The issues that I consider most important are how this illness impacts on the patient psychologically; how to prevent HIV transmission and the interventions that are effective; what treatment is available; and the issues surrounding medication adherence and its importance.
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WRITING HIV/AIDS INTO THE BUSINESS: Striking a balance between indiscrimination‚ risk management and competitiveness. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Despite significant advances in HIV treatment and education‚ people living with HIV and AIDS have had a difficult time obtaining private health insurance and have been particularly vulnerable to insurance industry ‘abuses’. What are the insurers’ excuses for these ‘abuses’? What changes can begin to improve access to insurance for people living with HIV/AIDS
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discuss the government policies on HIV/AIDS‚ prevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due to HIV hence referred to as a syndrome.
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Emerging Standards of Care Sheena Kristine Ascano NURS 531 March 9‚ 2015 Jane Jacks Emerging Standards of Care Living in an ethnically diverse nation‚ almost every health care system has a strategic plan implemented to achieve diversity and cultural competence when providing care to the public. According to the “U.S. Department of Health and Human Services” (2013) website‚ “newly enhanced standards such as the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) will help organizations
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Issues concerning the HIV/AIDS and Malaria Epidemic Deandre Bonnelle World Issues Mr.Paterna Friday‚ January 11‚ 2013
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