Throughout the world there are many different issues regarding STI/HIV that is causing premature deaths and a reduction in quality of life. Specifically‚ there are many diseases that are contracted through intravenous drug use‚ many of which can be prevented. Blood borne pathogens can be transmitted through intravenous drug use. Intravenous drug use‚ or IDU‚ is performed with a needle and syringe through injection‚ which directly puts drugs into the bloodstream. Drug users often share or use dirty
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HIV/AIDS/XXX Ricardo Juarez Catherine Emley‚ RN‚ MN‚ CS MA 051B If you talk about AIDS these days‚ most people think of Africa. Since two thirds of the people infected with HIV in the world live in Africa. In some countries over 80 percent of all adults will die of HIV. But the truth of the matter is‚ that HIV/AIDS is a pandemic problem that is all over the world‚ including here in the USA. So what is HIV/AIDS? If you were to ask people around you‚ the majority of the people will tell
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An Exploration of the dynamics of HIV/AIDS. | People have unlimited needs and wants‚ but governments have limited resources. In the allocation of funds to any sector‚ the government faces competing interests. Money must be allocated for roads‚ public transportation‚ education as well as health care. Thus any government‚ seeking the people’s best interests would need to find a way to allocate resources that would be both efficient and equitable. HIV is an epidemic that treatments to wipe
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HIV/AIDS in South Korea Fall 2011 H312 AIDS and STIS in Modern Society AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)‚ is a world pandemic disease that has plagued countries around the world since 1981. HIV/AIDS affects both men and women of all ages. AIDS is a deadly disease that deteriorates the immune system. You don’t have to be sexually active to get AIDS some people are even born with it. It has an impact on many people’s lives either by themselves being
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HIV is the virus that is commonly transmitted sexually and can develop into AIDS. In the U.S. gay and bisexual of all races are the most severely affected by HIV. HIV can also spread through breast milk‚ blood‚ and needles either through drug use or the use of an unsterile needles when getting a tattoo. Over 1 million people in the U.S. are currently living with HIV and 1 in 7 don’t know it. In the world‚ there are estimated 42 million people that are living with HIV/AIDS. The area with the majority
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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic In South Africa Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of many infectious diseases that plague the world today. According to the 2007 AIDS epidemic update put out by The United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNIADS) there were approximately 2.1 million AIDS related deaths and 33.2 million people infected with HIV world wide (UNAIDS/WHO Working Group‚ 2007). Despite its abundant resources and its well-developed
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with Lowest HIV/AIDS Infection Rates When the first incidences of what is now known as the AIDS virus was reported back in the early 1980’s‚ not much was known about the illness. With even health care professionals baffled at the sudden appearance of this mystery disease‚ naturally‚ hysteria ensued. As such‚ many misconceptions surrounding the nature and origins of the virus spread. By the mid-80’s‚ the disease had been identified as AIDS or acquired immune deficiency syndrome‚ and HIV or human immunodeficiency
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immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention strategies has focused on helping high risk individuals including individuals uninfected with HIV. The responsibility of National programs is to inform the public regarding prevention strategies‚ identify priorities‚ plan‚ and implement disease prevention strategies. It’s common knowledge all over the world that HIV infection is the leading cause of death. “Human immunodeficiency virus HIV and AIDS remain the leading
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The Facts about HIV & AIDS After working in the healthcare field for a few years‚ I have come to the disturbing conclusion that there are still so many of us that have no knowledge of this deadly epidemic that’s spreading across the U.S.. This disease is called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome commonly known as AIDS. AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ also known as HIV. This disease is one of the leading
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What is HIV? What is AIDS? Two big questions which have been answered only recently. What we still don ’t understand is what HIV and AIDS bring to. Is it just death and physical sufferings? No. There is much more. Alongside these first problems there are other secondary problems which are not usually thought of. I will talk about the sociological‚ economic and ethical issues surrounding the availability of treatment in different countries‚ but first I must explain what HIV and AIDS are. Basically
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