Biology of Health and Illness Factors which affect the normal functioning of two body systems TASK 1 The body ’s first line of defence against pathogens uses mostly physical and chemical barriers such as sweat‚ skin‚ tears‚ mucus‚ stomach acid‚ and so on. Our skin and other membranes which line the body passages are fairly effective in keeping most pathogens out of the body. Mucus can trap pathogens‚ which are then washed away or destroyed by chemicals. Tears‚ sweat‚ and saliva have certain
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Unsafe sex or unprotected sex describes sexual contact of any form that takes place in the absence of a condom normally used in preventing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV (Chambers‚ 2010). The World Health Organisation (2004) considers all the consequences that can arise from unsafe sex practice and came up with a broader definition stating that any sexual contact that can lead to unwanted pregnancy‚ abortion‚ infertility‚ unstable mental conditions and cancer arising from certain
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Rates of Heterosexually Transmitted HIV‚ Australia Should Encourage Circumcision in Infant Males HIV is believed to be widely spread by heterosexuality. HIV/AIDS article on Australia’s medical journal categorized male circumcision (removal of the prepuce or foreskin) among the potential ways of eradicating heterosexual transmitted HIV.[1] Other exerts concur with infants circumcision citing its medical benefits in preventing transmission heterosexual HIV. In this review‚ evidence showing the
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CONTENT Introduction Causes of HIV/AIDS Symptoms of HIV/AIDS Effects of HIV/AIDS on society Preventions Cure/control Conclusion Reference INTRODUCTION The human disease that I will be researching on is HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. It can infect the body if an individual has unprotected sex with
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commonly known sexually transmitted diseases. The last stages of HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ are what we know as AIDS‚ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is similar to other viruses like the flu or common cold except the human immune system cannot destroy the virus. The virus can hide in the cells of the body for long periods of time and attacks important parts of the immune system like T-cells or CD4 cells. Once HIV destroys a lot of CD4 cells the human body can no longer fight against
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Charlene Jaudon HIV AND TEENAGERS: WHY ME Professor Carl Thomas HCA 498 Since HIV was diagnosed in the U.S. over 47 years ago the increase in new cases have caused major a crisis throughout the nation. Even though there is more information now about prevention and how the virus is spread the number of cases continue to grow. Teenagers‚ African American males and homosexual and bisexual males make up the highest number of new cases. Why? Is not the history of this
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Tenofovir disoproxil is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and to treat chronic hepatitis B. Tenofovir can cause acute renal failure‚ Fanconi syndrome‚ proteinuria‚ or tubular necrosis. These side effects are due to accumulation of the drug in proximal tubules. Tenofovir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTIs). NRTIs interrupt the HIV replication cycle via competitive inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase and termination of the DNA chain. Choice “A” is not
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HIV is a virus that can be mainly spread by a person who has sex or share injection drug equipment such as needles. It is one of the most serious and deadliest diseases in the world. HIV destroys a type of cell in the body called lymphocyte‚ which is part of the immune system (the defense system that fights infection). When these cells destroy the immune system then becomes weak. According to a Canada’s source for HIV‚ “[If] HIV is left untreated your immune system becomes too damaged to defend against
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leather clothes walking down the street holding hands. The prostitute on the corner with scraggily hair and a limp cigarette hanging from her lips‚ and you ask yourself‚ “ What is their story?” You think that those men holding hands are gay and must have HIV or AIDS‚ that guy digging in the trashcan must be a heroin junky‚ and that lady on the corner must have many STI’s because she sells her body for money or drugs. But it is not so simple to just judge a book by its cover in today’s world. Heroin addicts
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doing a reasearch paper about HIV‚ can you help me Combating HIV/AIDS in Developing Nations During the course of the past three decades‚ the increasing role of globalization has illuminated numerous issues that were once considered to be merely regional. All over the world our economic‚ social and political issues have become increasingly interdependent. One of the many pivotal challenges facing the global community is halting and reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. According to the 2011 United
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