HIV/AIDS is a topic that is not being discussed as often as it should. As a result‚ innocent people are contracting this virus‚ especially young adults. Every 9 ½ minutes‚ a person in the United States find out they have HIV. HIV/AIDS is an incurable disease. So far more than one million people in the U.S. are living with HIV/AIDS. There are one out of five people that are living with this and not even realize it. HIV/AIDS is a serious problem‚ however with earlier prevention and education‚ we can
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HIV is preventable and TB is curable‚ but we haven’t eradicated either because not everyone can be cured or afford to be cured and because preventing any type of disease is very expensive and is not a simple process. There are many ways to prevent getting HIV like using condoms and avoiding using dirty needles‚ etc. But HIV can’t be eradicated because many people who have HIV don’t know they have it until it’s too late‚ and they may or may not have spread it to others. Also‚ HIV hasn’t been
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People living with HIV/AIDS are prone to increased mental deterioration. Mental imbalance and this disease can negatively impact and shortens one’s existence. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is being used worldwide and has proven effective in prolonging lives‚ but mental health decline coupled with HIV/AIDS is a poor prognosis on life. This awareness has caused officials to provide mental health specialists to render services for people who are high risk‚ or‚ who are living the disease. The intention
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Describe the major developmental stages and developmental theories of the client’s age group. Discuss how those stages apply or not to your interviewee. Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development has eight distinct stages involving psychological needs of the individual conflicting with the needs of society (Ashford & LeCroy‚ 2013). According to the Erickson‚ successful completion of each stage results in a healthy personality
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AIDS and HIV Introduction Being one of the most fatal viruses in the nation‚ AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is now a serious public health concern in most major U.S. cities and in countries worldwide. Since 1986 there have been impressive advances in understanding of the AIDS virus‚ its mechanisms‚ and its routes of transmission. Even though researchers have put in countless hours‚ and millions of dollars it has not led to a drug that can cure infection with the virus or to a vaccine
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History of HIV/AIDS HIV or the human immunodeficiency virus is believed to have been around long before it was actually discovered. Research shows that it may have originated in primates and later to humans. No one is for sure how many cases there were in humans before 1970 but by 1980 the virus had spread to five continents. It is also unsure where the virus originated but is widely accepted that it can be traced back to Africa. The first cases of AIDS were identified among gay men in the early
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PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of both psychological and sociological factors that may impact on the patient/client and also relate to psychological and sociological theories and National Policies. The real name of the client has been changed to protect the patients confidentiality (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2008) NMC. The patient I will be discussing is Mark‚ a 42 year old man who has worked for a construction
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HIV/AIDS Amber Findley HCA/240 01/27/2013 Shannon White HIV/AIDS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)/AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) was first discovered in the early 1980s. These cases were seen in men who had multiple sexual partners with other men and IV drug users. “AIDS is now a pandemic.” (Zelman‚ Tompary‚ Raymond‚ Holdaway‚ & Mulvihill‚ 2010) The purpose of this paper is to describe what HIV/AIDS is. This paper will also
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Kristina Nguyen HIV and AIDS The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Auto Immune Deficiency Disease (AIDS) are one of the leading killers around the world. Statistics provided by the Joint United Nations Program approximate that over 33 million people have been infected with HIV and AIDS. Of those 33 million‚ 1.1 million of those carriers are in the United States and even more shockingly‚ a fifth of those carriers are unaware that they have been infected. The World Health Organization estimated
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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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