The history of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria The first two HIV cases in Nigeria were identified in 1985 and were reported at an international AIDS conference in 19866. In 1987 the Nigerian health sector established the National AIDS Advisory Committee‚ which was shortly followed by the establishment of the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA). At first the Nigerian government was slow to respond to the increasing rates of HIV transmission7 and it was only in 1991 that the Federal Ministry
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These days‚ the AIDS/ HIV epidemic is one of the most lethal health crises. As yet‚ there were 22 million people died‚ 42 million of people are infected by AIDS. Although professionals nowadays have discovered vaccine for AIDS/ HIV‚ but there still will be over 40 million people would die because of HIV. In many countries especially Africa‚ AIDS epidemic is spreading seriously bringing illness‚ death‚ suffer and poverty. The epidemic has obligated a heavy burden on families‚ communities and economies
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Modes of HIV transmission and prevention •HIV and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrom• •Prevention of HIV infection•Jan 25‚ 2006 Sexual Transmission HIV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Like other STDs‚ HIV spreads bidirectionally and appears to be transmitted from male to female and female to male with greater efficiency (up to three-fold) from male to female. Although the majority of sexually transmitted cases reported in the United States occur via male homosexual
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The Effect of HIV/AIDs on Society 72 Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 15 million Africans have died from AIDS. Nearly two-thirds of all people living with HIV are found in sub-Saharan Africa‚ although this region contains only about 10% of the world’s population. The Impact on the Health Sector This epidemic has an extraordinary burden on already troubled health sector. As the epidemic matures‚ the demand for care for those living with HIV rises‚ as does the toll of AIDS
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Home reading. As my qualification paper is devoted to the global health‚ I decided to analyze 4 newspaper articles from BBC‚ The Guardian and the NY Times concerning the cure for HIV/AIDS. In all the articles the topic of possible existence of the cure for HIV is discussed. They scientists from different world laboratories share their opinion on the right way of creation of this vaccine. It is extremely hard to find the appropriate therapy for patients‚ because the virus has a tendency to a very
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the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1. Chickenpox 2. Tuberculosis 3. Influenza 4. Mononucleosis 5. Hepatitis B 6. HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: 1. Description of the communicable disease (causes‚ symptoms‚ mode of transmission‚ complications‚ treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality‚ morbidity‚ incidence
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Living with HIV January 7‚ 2013 Living with HIV Since the beginning of time we as humans have been fighting off and adapting to a variety of diseases. Some we have not treated and ended in tragic death and others we have become adapted to. There are those that have cures and those still to this day without a cure. To name a few like Parkinson’s‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Lupus‚ Cancer‚ Arthritis and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). All of the diseases I mentioned does
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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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HIV AND AIDS Definition AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was originally defined empirically by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) as “the presence of a reliably diagnosed disease that is at least moderately indicative of an underlying defect in cell-mediated immunity.” Following the recognition of the causative virus‚ HIV‚ and the development of the sensitive and specific tests for HIV infection‚ the definition of AIDS has undergone substantial revision. The current
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