problems as well. The prison agencies are taking steps to deal with health threats from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Justice Department reported that twenty-two thousand four hundred eighty state and federal inmates were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Another issue prisons are facing is dealing with geriatric offenders; the significant expansion of America’s retiree population has led to an increase in the number of elderly people who are
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PROFESSIONALS HIV/AIDS (Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) raises challenging ethical and legal dilemmas for mental health professionals. Relevant issues pertaining to these dilemmas are examined in this article. Specifically‚ the authors review the following: professional responsibility‚ competence‚ and confidentiality. Special attention is paid to several court cases that have implications for mental health counselors working with clients who are HIV-positive. HIV (human
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___ Prostitution‚ HIV/AIDS and human rights: A case study of sex workers in the township of Katutura‚ Namibia Author: Carolina Hjorth Supervisor: Peter Johansson‚ CSHR April – September 2005 PROSTITUTION‚ HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A CASE STUDY OF SEX WORKERS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF KATUTURA‚ NAMIBIA _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Millions of people currently live with HIV/AIDS around the world
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A few weeks ago‚ I introduced Huffington Post readers to a group of important diseases that most had never heard of -- neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In that piece‚ I mentioned one disease that has a particularly devastating impact on girls and women in developing countries -- female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). Schistosomiasis‚ also known as bilharzia or "snail fever‚" is a parasitic disease carried by fresh water snails. It is transmitted by contact with contaminated fresh water‚ so swimming
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TERMS II. Human Immunodeficiency Virus D. History E. Stages of HIV Infection F. Diagnosis III. PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS G. DEFINITION H. TO THE INFECTED I. TO THE PEERS IV. ECONOMICAL EFFECTS J. DEFINITION K. TO THE INFECTED L. TO THE FAMILY V. SOCIAL M. DEFINITION N. TO THE INFECTED O. TO THE PEERS VI. RATES OF HIV IN OTHER COUNTRIES P. FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES Q. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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x 1) Motivation and Commitment for the Social Work Profession As I reminisce back upon my life there are many experiences and factors that have affected and shaped who I am today. If you examine Nature vs. Nurture‚ Ive always concluded that human expression is not just black and white‚ there is a definite grey area where both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) combine. For example‚ childhood experiences or family dynamics can either make or break you as a person depending on whether
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DOH alarm: HIV cases in first-half 2012 exceed full year of 2010 The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases during the first half of the year has already surpassed the record for the whole 2010‚ the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday‚ underscoring the alarming rise in incidence of the virus that causes the dread disease AIDS. The bulk of the spike was traced to a rise in male-to-male transmission and the sharing of needles among injecting drug users in Cebu province. DOH Assistant
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compensation for themselves or their families other than what the organization can afford.” [Parry 10]‚ “2001- The HIV/AIDS pandemic- Doctors without Borders starts providing special therapy that lengthens the lives of people living with AIDS in seven countries.”[Parry 13]‚ “2003- Doctors Without Borders opens a free clinic for HIV/AIDS patients in Xiangfan‚ China.” [Parry 13]‚ “Diseases like HIV/AIDS are very expensive to treat. There are millions of people throughout the world who cannot afford to buy
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The Gay Blood Ban: Is it Really Necessary? Introduction For this paper‚ I attended a Lunch-n-Learn seminar entitled "Be Negative: A Program on HIV/AIDS" held at KSU on February 3‚ 2004. During the presentation‚ the speaker revealed that‚ as a gay man‚ he is forever prohibited from donating blood. As such‚ I have chosen to develop a plan of action that will assist in lifting the gay blood ban. After some research‚ I learned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the organization
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What is AIDS? AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a human disease caused by HIV‚ the human immunodeficiency virus. In this disease‚ the immune system gradually becomes less effective‚ which leads to more and more opportunistic infections and tumors. It is transmitted when a bodily fluid‚ for example blood‚ semen‚ or breast milk‚ of an infected individual comes into direct contact with a mucous membrane or blood stream of another individual. Although most commonly thought
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