be infected with HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus). Ms. Rockwood worked in a clinic that served AIDS patients‚ and she drew blood from these patients several times a day. After drawing the blood on this particular day‚ she transferred the HIV-contaminated blood to a sterile test tube by sticking the needle through the rubber stopper of the test tube‚ which she was holding with her other hand. She accidentally pricked her finger with the contaminated needle. She is now HIV positive. A few years
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a year. Tuberculosis‚ a sometimes crippling and deadly disease‚ is on the rise and is revisiting both the developed and developing world. The global epidemic is growing and becoming more dangerous. The breakdown in health services‚ the spread of HIV/AIDS and the emergence of multi drug-resistant TB are contributing to the worsening impact of this disease. Overall‚ one-third of the world’s population is currently infected with the TB bacillus. How TB Spreads: TB is a contagious disease. Like
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laboratory and diagnostic tests with Mr. Thomas and informs him he has pneumonia and is HIV positive. Mr. Thomas believes that he contracted HIV while involved in an affair with another woman three years ago. He is afraid to tell his wife‚ knowing she will be angry and that she may leave him. Case Study: The nurse assigned to care for Mr. Thomas reads in the medical record (chart) that he learned two days ago he was HIV positive. There is a note in the record that indicates that Mr. Thomas has not told
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the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in terms of rates of infection‚ vulnerability‚ impact‚ and potential for change. They have grown up in a world changed by AIDS but many still lack comprehensive and correct knowledge about how to prevent HIV infection. This situation persists even though the world has agreed that young people have the human right to education‚ information and services that could protect them from harm. Young people are disproportionately affected in the HIV pandemic. They face
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pill to treat HIV/AIDS this week‚ claiming it will be the cheapest such treatment in the world. The country has the world’s largest number of people living with the virus and it hopes this new pill will allow it to treat more patients. In this small ARV (antiretroviral multiple drug therapy) center in the north of Pretoria‚ South Africa‚ a woman looks up at a poster promoting a new treatment for HIV/AIDS. The poster reads "One ARV pill a day. 3 ARV pills in 1‚ taken once a day." For HIV positive South
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The Sub-Saharan area of Africa is one of the most beautiful areas of the continent‚ but also one of the most death-dealing. The region is full of disease‚ terrorism‚ and accidents‚ with little places for healthcare to treat those who are ill or injured. The International Finance Corporation‚ or IFC for short‚ is the largest multilateral shareowner for private health and education in the world. Their article‚ Health and Education in Africa argues that to fix the health crisis in the area‚ spending
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immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).This condition progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV‚ such as blood‚ semen‚vaginal fluid‚ preseminal fluid‚ and breast milk. This transmission can involve anal‚ vaginal or oral sex
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people infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa‚ although this region contains little more than 10% of the world’s population” ("The impact of HIV & AIDS on Africa"‚ 2010‚ para. 1). “During 2008 alone‚ an estimated 1.4 million adults and children died as a result of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa…[that is] more than 15 million Africans [who] have died from AIDS…since the beginning of the epidemic”("The impact of HIV & AIDS on Africa"‚ 2010‚ para. 1). The impact that HIV/AIDS has had on this region
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United States has the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy of any developed country. Each year‚ unprotected sex results in almost four million teenagers contracting an STD. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is also a serious health concern for young people. Of the 40‚000 new HIV infections in the US every year‚ about 20‚000 occur in people under the age of 25‚ unprotected sex being to blame. (1) The National Abortion Rights Advocacy League says‚ “By denying teens the full range of
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reaching … the most vulnerable” (Department of Health 1997:13). Giving access to health care is becoming an even greater challenge. South Africa was‚ and is still facing an exploding HIV/AIDS epidemic that‚ if anything‚ is highly associated with health care demands. Today‚ there are more than 5.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa‚ this accounts for more than 21.5% of the entire population (CIA World Fact book: 2006). This paper aims to understand how the health care sector has dealt with
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