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    Aids

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    According to Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration by George D. Pozgar‚ the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal disease that destroys the body’s ability to fight bacteria and viruses. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is considered to be the deadliest epidemic in human history with the first case being reported in 1981. It has been estimated that more than 21 million people have died from AIDS. (Pozgar‚ 2012‚ p. 353 & 364) AIDS is a collection

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    Science Invistegatory Project Malunggay Submitted by: karmi nikole Tanghian Submitted to: Ms. Honeybeth Castro Introduction Malunggay : The Miracle Vegetable “Malunggay” in the Philippines‚ “Sajina” in the Indian Subcontinent‚ and “Moringa” in English‚ it is a popular tree. Many Asians use the leaves of Malunggay (Sajina) like spinach and also the fruit it produces as a vegetable‚ like asparagus. It only used to be known as

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    Rhetorical Analysis Essay

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    “A Whisper of AIDS” she speaks to not only the people attending the 1992 Republican National Convention‚ but the world and all who can listen to her speak. She speaks of a condition known as “AIDS” (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) that springs from the origin HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is the cause of thousands of deaths every year. She uses pathos to persuade her audience that AIDS is a concern in our nation by using the emotions fear‚ anxiety‚ and sympathy. She uses anxiety and

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    Ryan White

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    removed surgery‚ but doctor’s found something even more shocking during the surgery. Ryan had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. Doctors were stunned with this diagnosis because AIDS had only been discovered a few years before‚ therefore it was relatively new in the medical world. Doctors had only realized earlier that year that AIDS was actually caused by the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. Ryan had contracted HIV from one of his transfusions‚ because much of the pooled factor

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    History of Hiv/Aids

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    We do not know how many people developed AIDS in the 1970s‚ or indeed in the years before. "The dominant feature of this first period was silence‚ for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was unknown and transmission was not accompanied by signs or symptoms salient enough to be noticed. While rare‚ sporadic case reports of AIDS and sero-archaeological studies have documented human infections with HIV prior to 1970‚ available data suggest that the current pandemic started in the mid- to late 1970s

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    which HIV/AIDS victims live‚ circumstances of their death and the aftermath of their final interment. The tiny germ that is HIV is environmentally selective. It infects cells of human beings and not any other animals‚ thus the term “Human Immunodeficiency Virus” (HIV). It replicates inside the human body cells and damages them as it spreads‚ causing the infected person to become vulnerable to his environment. An infected person’s immune system is broken‚ allowing viral and bacterial contagions

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    or even died from it. Disease were very serious in the 20th century. The top main disease were HIVs‚ Malaria‚ Tuberculosis‚ Influenza‚ and SARS. One of the disease that started in the 20th century was HIV in the 1980s. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV was discovered by Luc Antoine Montagnier‚ a French virologist and joint recipient. HIV infected about 60 million people and has caused about 30 million deaths around the world.( bahar Gholipour‚ 2013). It is caused by sexual contact

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    Hiv Aids Research Paper

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    HIV-1 and HIV-2. The HIV-1 strain is most common. The HIV-2 Strand is mostly found in West Africa‚ unlike HIV-1 which can be found worldwide. The HIV-1 strand is more pathogenic. HIV if left untreated will develop into AIDS. AIDS is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the result of a long exposure to HIV. HIV will attack the host cd4 cells. Cd4 cells signal the immune system when they detect foreign substances. HIV will attach to these cd4 cells and reproduce. When this happens the cd4 are

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    person to person through the vagina‚ anal or oral. Any contact with infected needles or infected blood will also cause hepatitis B. Many people who have hepatitis B have reported to be shown no symptoms‚ or mild symptoms of the disease. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) While not all HIV cases lead to AIDS‚ it is the fact that the symptoms will be showing very scarcely‚ since they will only occur for 10 to 15 years. People who have HIV are frequently losing weight‚ appetite and sleep. Furthermore

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    Kendra S. Kleber & Associates PLLC‚ n.d.). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is what causes AIDS. HIV destroys CD4 helper lymphocyte in the body which is a defense cell. The body’s immune system which helps fight off infections contains the CD4 lymphocytes. As HIV destroys the CD4 lymphocytes in the body‚ people start to get infections that they normally would not get. Once the HIV has destroyed the immune system the patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).People with AIDS cannot fight

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