and virologists have attempted to formulate a ‘cure’. And in many admirable attempts‚ they failed. HIV hit the united states in the 1980’s‚ and it hit with a fury. Recently‚ an infant is believed to be cured of HIV‚ using high dosage antiretroviral (ARV) drugs within hours after being born. This paper points out the extraordinary achievement of a potential ‘cure’ for HIV. This close examination of the treatment and proper procedure that was implemented‚ can possibly point out the very steps
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states to have so many diagnosis of HIV almost matching the national average. This person that contracted this disease was not thinking of the risks they were taking‚ the only thing that they were looking for was there next fix and next hook up. The drug over powered their mind and getting the high was greater than the risk of contracting a disease by the use of dirty needles or unprotected sex. Who is to say that you will not contract this deadly virus‚ you are the only one that can prevent this from
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pregnancy; birth or when breast feeding. Antiretroviral drugs restrain the growth and reproduction of HIV. When several such drugs‚ typically three or four‚ are taken in combination‚ the approach is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy‚ or HAART. HAART decreases the amount of HIV and rebuilds the immune system. Although this system is proven to be very effective‚ there is a lack of funding and availability of this drug to the public sector as this drug is not affordable to the majority of people
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becomes AIDS. With the right treatments‚ people are able to live long active lives with HIV. HIV is contracted many different ways. The most common way an individual contracts HIV is through infected blood‚ semen‚ or vaginal fluids. Sharing drug needles with someone that is infected is another general way of contracting the virus. HIV can also be passed along from mother to child during pregnancy‚ child birth‚ and breast feeding. It is known that HIV
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Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs to developing countries at low cost‚ as failure to do so means millions of people are sick or dying unnecessarily. Discounted prices make political‚ economic‚ and‚ most importantly‚ moral sense. Although ninety-five percent of people living with HIV/AIDS are in developing countries‚ the impact of this epidemic is global. In South Africa‚ where one in four adults are living with the disease‚ HIV/AIDS means almost certain death
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groups are passing the virus to unsuspecting sexual partners because they do not exhibit symptoms. With the advent of a new drug called Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in 1996‚ the incidence of HIV among young gay men has actually increased ( Rice‚ 2006). According to www.wikipedia.org‚ “HAART is a type of treatment which combines several antiretroviral drugs and helps keep HIV from mutating” (HAART‚ www.wikipedia.org). This treatment has revolutionized the treatment of HIV and given
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relationship of the disease to the various levels of prevention. Relevant Population and Disease of Interest The homeless population has a higher risk of developing HIV. A sizeable amount of homeless people struggle with drug abuse and numerous homeless people shoot up drugs in their vein and either share or reuse needles. “This is responsible for 13% of HIV/AIDS diagnosed in the United States. 50% of cases are due to male-to-male sexual contact‚ and 33% are due to heterosexual sex” (National
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C.A.T 1. Using relevant examples‚ discuss the government policies on HIV/AIDS‚ prevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due
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During Past subsequent years‚ a slight decrease in the number of HIV diagnoses was found‚ but now a day’s number of new diagnoses is still higher compared with that of pre-2003 period. Fig: 01 In the mid-1990s the introduction of combination antiretroviral treatment has resulted in a notable decline in the number of AIDS cases and deaths reported a year. Near-around 750 people living with HIV died in 1997‚ compared to 1‚723 in 1995. Since 1998 the number of deaths among HIV infected people has remained
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES!!! BY: AMMARAH SULIMAN GRADE 10 WHAT DOES SOCIO- ECONOMICS MEAN? Socioeconomics is an area that governs the understandings and the activities of individuals that shape them as economically active WHAT IS SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES? socio-economic issues are the problems that socioeconomics tackles and the factors that have negative influence on the individuals’ economic activity. Such issues are lack of education‚ cultural and religious discrimination‚ overpopulation‚ unemployment
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