INTRODUCTION Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world and can estimated one third of the Global Population has been infected with the Hepatitis B virus. Therefore it continues to be a major global health problem. (WHO‚ 2009) This infection is highly prevalent to the third world countries which include the Philippines. It is caused by the Hepatitis B virus that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. A single virus particle can cause the disease
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Mandatory AIDS Testing AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic that has struck every identifiable group. However‚ persons who are considered to be in a high-risk group of contracting HIV‚ the disease believed to cause AIDS‚ are still stigmatized by the media and other professionals as being diseased and abnormal. It is quite surprising still that this type of stereotype still exists now in our gender-bending society. No longer do only gays‚ prostitutes‚ bisexual men‚ intravenous drug users contract
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Question 1 What changes in the environment made it possible to consider the launch of an OTC Aids Test? Be specific. Advances in the therapy: Over the past years‚ there have been a significantly progress in HIV therapy - allows HIV to be treated as a chronic disease instead of the “dead-sentence” it was years ago. Thus‚ people are less scared of the disease itself and more aware that they can live a quite normal life with HIV-infection Less skepticism about the infection itself. More people
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Stigma of HIV/AIDS It goes without saying that HIV and AIDS are as much about social phenomena as they are about biological and medical concerns. From the moment scientists identified HIV and AIDS‚ social responses of fear‚ denial‚ stigma‚ and discrimination have accompanied the epidemic. Discrimination has spread rapidly‚ fuelling anxiety and prejudice against the groups most commonly affected‚ as well as those living with HIV or AIDS. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of education
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Implications of HIV and AIDS from the perspective of HIPAA confidentiality AXIA College of University of Phoenix The most serious diseases in history are HIV and AIDS. Approximately 20 years ago doctors found the first case of AIDS in the United States. Today‚ people living with HIV and AIDS have been estimated to be around 42 million people (Teens Health‚ 2009). There has been a report of people living with HIV or AIDS to be around 300‚000 who are not even aware that they have this disease
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Every day around the world 900 children become infected with HIV - the vast majority through mother-to-child transmission because their mothers do not have access to the medicine they need to prevent the transmission. This staggering statistic and the global pediatric pandemic is what the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation are advocates for. Because the serious issue of pediatric aids has touched my in a personal way‚ I wanted to spotlight the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
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AIDS and HIV Awareness On October 30‚ 2006‚ I attended the Women HIV/AIDS prevention seminar located in the science and research building. This event started at 5:00pm‚ and it was hosted by the Sister Love‚ Inc. The speaker was a representative from Sister Love‚ Inc named Nairobi Moss. The Women HIV/AIDS prevention seminar was about how we as African American’s can help educate each other on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It also was about how to prevent these diseases‚ and how it affects us in the
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HIV / AIDS INFECTED WIDOWS IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT‚ TAMILNADU The Indian epidemic continues to be concentrated in populations with high risk behavior characterized by unprotected paid sex‚ sex between men‚ and injecting drug use with shared injecting equipment. Several high risk groups have high HIV prevalence‚ and sexual networks are wide and inter-digitizing. According to India’s National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)‚ the bulk of HIV infections in India occur during unprotected
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Less than three months ago at platform hearings in Salt Lake City‚ I asked the Republican Party to lift the shroud of silence which has been draped over the issue of HIV and AIDS. I have come tonight to bring our silence to an end. I bear a message of challenge‚ not self-congratulation. I want your attention‚ not your applause. I would never have asked to be HIV positive‚ but I believe that in all things there is a purpose; and I stand before you and before the nation gladly. The reality of AIDS
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HPV Human Papillomavirus Julissa‚ Jaileen‚ Claudia‚ Helen What is HPV? ● ● ● ● Human Papillomavirus About 100 types Each type affects different parts of the body Each HPV virus is given a number (HPV type) ● About 30 types affect genitals History of HPV ● HPV is named for the warts (papillomas) some types cause ● Some HPV types can lead to cervical cancer How do you get HPV? ● Transmitted through intimate skin to skin contact ● Vaginal‚ Anal‚ or oral sex with someone who has HPV ● Anyone who
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