virus (HIV) in 2002 - bringing to 42 million the number of people globally living with the virus. As the world enters the third decade of the AIDS epidemic‚ the evidence of its impact is undeniable. Wherever the epidemic has spread unchecked‚ it is robbing countries of the resources and capacities on which human security and development depend. In some regions‚ HIV/AIDS‚ in combination with other crises‚ is driving ever-larger parts of nations towards destitution. The world stood by as HIV/AIDS swept
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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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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS OR HIV -ay isang lentivirus (na kasapi ng pamilyang retrovirus) na nagsasanhi ng acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS o nakukuhang kakulangan ng immunong sindroma)‚ Ang AIDS ay isang kondisyon sa mga tao kung saan ang patuloy ng pagkabigo o paghina ng sistemang immuno ay pumapayag sa mga nakapanganganib sa buhay na mga oportunistikong mga impeksiyon na manaig. History HIV-1 from chimpanzees and gorillas to humans Scientists generally accept that the known
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Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases HIV or the Human Deficiency virus is like other viruses including the flu‚ but the one thing that makes this virus so different than any other is that the body is unable to clear this one out completely. Once someone is infected‚ there is no cure. Over time‚ HIV can also hide or mask itself in the body’s cells. The cells within a person’s body that fight off infection are called CD4 cells or T cells. HIV attacks these cells and copies or replicates itself inside
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main ways the HIV can be spread: 1. Sexual intercourse 2. Intravenous drugs 3. Blood transfusions (which are very rare now because all blood is tested) HIV is spreading like wild fire among adolescents because they don’t believe it can happen to them. Prevention for positives is only possible if a person knows his or her HIV status. Voluntary counseling and testing strategies (VCT)‚ a cornerstone of HIV prevention‚ has generally been seen as a first defense against the spread of HIV disease‚ with
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Aids / HIV in Malaysia. The first three case of by 2003‚ the reported cumulative number of cases amounted to some 58‚000. Of these‚ slightly more than 6‚000 persons‚ 11 per cent‚ had died of AIDS (Table 6.1). The number presented in Table 6.1 reflects only those who have been reported. About 80 per cent of reported HIV/AIDS cases occur among those aged 20-39‚ the younger and potentially more productive segment of the nation’s population. Table 6.1 (Cumulative Number of reported HIV and AIDS
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Health Organization Mali HIV/AIDS Mali’s Position and Solutions to HIV/AIDS 1. Background: The acquired immune deficiency (AIDS) is the final stage of a group of symptoms that cause destruction to the immune system cells by a retrovirus. There are a number of retroviruses that can cause AIDS with each affecting different species. The most common among the human population is known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). There are three separate ways of transmitting HIV - through unprotected and
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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
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Falsey HCS/457 September 9‚ 2013 Markeith Braden Article Review Paper-AIDS The topic chosen was HIV in Nashville. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has three stages. The first stage is acute illness infection. The second stage is clinical latency. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of the HIV virus (AIDS.gov‚ 2009). In Nashville‚ there were 881 new reported cases of HIV/AIDS in 2012. Those are just the ones that were reported. According to the Centers for Disease Control
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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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