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  • Hiv Antibodies In The Blood
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    AIDS and HIV are becoming more and more of a problem in the world. In Canada there have been "14,500 AIDS cases reported and "50,000 Canadians" have come in contact with the virus. "5000 people become infected each year. (The Canadian AIDS Society 1997 [poster]) AIDS and HIV can affect people of all ages, whether they are "old, young, male, or female" (Basic facts about AIDS / HIV). People of all ages should have a general knowledge of AIDS and HIV. They should be fully aware of how to protect t...
  • Prevention Methods Of Hiv Aids
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    Jonathan N. Dukes December 1, 1999 Health / 6th Period Ms. J Thesis: The AIDS and HIV viruses are getting worse in the United States and the rest of the world. Introduction Although more people die of heart disease and cancer each year, AIDS has become the health problem people fear the most. Much of the fear comes from ignorance and misunderstanding. Education is the most effective tool against AIDS. It is more important than ever for young people to learn the facts about AIDS. Many teenagers d...
  • Education On The Issue Of Hiv Aids
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    The issue of HIV / AIDS has been a developing concern since the early 1980's. It is an issue that has sparked fear in everyone, but "society" has narrowed it down to certain people that can contract the AIDS virus. The stereotypical "AIDS" victim is not an IV drug user or a practicing homosexual; it is anyone, anyone who has unprotected sex, anyone who has had a blood transfusion in the past twenty years, or anyone who was innocently brought into the world by an infected mother. As unfair as it ...
  • Causes Of Hiv Aids
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    AIDS In today's society, a disease affects many people, it is called HIV / AIDS. HIV / AIDS has effected many families causing them to deteriorate. So many people are uneducated about the disease, that it frightens them. This report will cover the causes, effects, and treatments for HIV / AIDS. The causes of HIV / AIDS should be posted all around the community. Unprotected sex is one of the most common ways to contract this deadly disease. Having sex with someone who has not been tested for HIV ...
  • Hiv And Aids Virus
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    HIV Like the majority of the American population I have lived in a cloud of ignorance about the HIV and AIDS crisis. I have never know anyone close to me that has been infected with either of the two viruses. So when the option to research something to do with sexuality arouse I felt this would definitely further my education about a lethal killer that is roaming this earth. Since I knew next to nothing about this topic I will start from the begging of the disease and discuss where it's at now. ...
  • National Interest Group Aids Action
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    Interest Group: Aids Action 1. Size- Is this a national, regional, or local interest group Membership- How many people are members at national and local levels - Aids action is a national interest group - Aids action contains 1,000 members at national and local levels 2. How to contact them: - What is the address of the national headquarters - What is the state address - What is the local address Address of the national headquarters: Aids Action 1906 Sunderland Place, NW Washington, DC 20036 Aid...
  • People With The Hiv Infection
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    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). What is it? What causes it and why? Can I get it? How can I prevent myself from getting it? All of these questions can be answered. The main problem besides having AIDS, is not being educated enough to know how and why people are dying all over the world. Aids is caused by a virus called the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. A virus is one of the smallest "germs" that cause diseases. If you have unprotected sex o...
  • Charge Against The Aids Disease
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    AIDS / HIV Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known as AIDS, is caused by the incurable HIV virus. AIDS is a deadly disease that deteriorates the immune system. There are two groups of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), HIV-1 that occurs throughout the world and HIV-2 that mainly occurs in Africa. The HIV virus enters the white blood cells and takes over the reproductive system of that cell and uses the system to reproduce itself. The white blood cell dies and the new HIV cells infect ...
  • Hiv And The Percentage With Aids
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    To talk about AIDS today, one has also to talk about sexuality. Nowadays AIDS is largely related to sexual activities since AIDS is a consequence of the virus HIV, which can be transmitted during sexual relations. The movie that we saw, Philadelphia, deals with this. It tells the story of a homosexual man who contracted HIV during sexual intercourse with another man. After some years he starts to suffer from AIDS and the discrimination that came along with it. He was a successful lawyer, and was...
  • Persons With Hiv Infection
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    A.I.D. S Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome A.I.D.S., also known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a disorder of the body's immune system. In A.I.D.S. the body stops producing some of its important natural defenses against disease. Victims often die from disease of infections they cannot fight. A.I.D. S is the result of an infection known as HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. A person with HIV gradually loses function of their immune system, becoming less able to fight off common colds...
  • Youth Hiv Aids Prevention Programs
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    HIV prevention in Africa continuing rise in the number of HIV infected people is not inevitable. There is growing evidence that prevention efforts can be effective, and this includes initiatives in some of the most heavily affected countries. One new study in Zambia has shown success in prevention efforts. The study reported that urban men and women are less sexually active, that fewer had multiple partners and that condoms were used more consistently. This is in line with findings that HIV prev...
  • Risk For Hiv Infection
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    In 1981, the first cases of severe immune system deterioration were recognized developed unusual infections. The new disease was later named 'AIDS'. At that time, no one knew what was causing the disease. Since then, science has shown that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the cause of AIDS. As HIV infection progresses, it weakens a person's ability to fight off diseases. By attacking the immune system, the virus leaves people more susceptible to other diseases. When a person with HIV co...
  • Spread Of Hiv Aids
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    AIDS spreads across the Globe AIDS is slowly becoming the number one killer across the globe. Throughout numerous small countries, AIDS has destroyed lives, taken away mothers, and has left hopeless children as orphans. The problem remains that funding for the diseases' medical research is limited to none. In the country Brazil, HIV / AIDS has been compared to the bubonic plague, one of the oldest yet, most deadly diseases to spread rapidly across Europe (Fiedler 524). Due to this issue, Brazil'...
  • Aggressive Study Of Hiv Infection In Women
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    Understanding the Issues of Women and HIV / AIDS Rachel Selden, Colgate University, Hamilton NY 13346 ABSTRACT: Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had emerged as a major health problem for women in the United States. Family physicians can play an important role in the detection and care of HIV-infected women. The epidemiology and natural history of HIV infection in women were reviewed. HIV infection is now a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young women in the Uni...
  • Hiv And Aids
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    The majority of the people infected with HIV have contracted it through sexual intercourse with an infected person (5). Bodily fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretions all may contain the virus. Using a condom can decrease the risk of contacting the HIV virus during intercourse with an infected partner. Another method of infection is through blood transfusion during surgery. A person may receive untested, infected blood, therefore containing the disease. Through mid 1992, 2% of HIV in...
  • Hiv Aids In Sub Saharan Africa
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    709623540 Unit 3 Project. 11/19/2002 Carl Cose art. AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA One of the major factors of the increasing death rate in sub-Saharan African countries is the deadly virus HIV positive (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) and disease AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The region accounts for 70% of the world's HIV / AIDS population. Researches by various groups have reported that this disease is directly linked to the high poverty rate in the region. Research done by Desmond Co...
  • Opportunistic Infections Of Aids
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    AIDS is caused by the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). AIDS is the final and most serious stage of HIV. It is characterized by signs and symptoms of severe immune deficiency. AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. This virus attacks the immune system and leaves the body vulnerable to a variety of life-threatening illnesses. These illnesses are often caused by common bacteria, yeast, and viruses that ordinarily do not cause disease. HIV has been found in blood, semen, saliva, tea...
  • Hiv Aids Situation In Africa
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    The Republic of France believes that the HIV / AIDS problem that our world is facing today is one that demands immediate action. The HIV / AIDS situation in Africa is far greater and more widespread than that of the rest of the world. Over two-thirds of the 30.6 million people suffering with this disease live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women and children in Africa are much more highly affected by HIV / AIDS than anywhere else on the planet. Approximately 87% of the children living with HIV and AIDS ...
  • Hiv Aids In The Workplace
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    Aids in the Workplace Facts on existing cases Aids is now the second leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25-44. More than 50% of the workforce is in this age group. 16% of large businesses have been impacted by the Aids epidemic, while 1 in 16 small businesses have been impacted by Aids. Severe stress (caused by work or home) may hasten the progression of the early stages of HIV. This is why the workplace should be prepared to deal with these types of situations. Where to ...
  • Cases Of Hiv Infection
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    What is AIDS? AIDS is the more evolved, life threatening, form of HIV. AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The name comes from the fact that HIV severely damages the immune system, the body's most important defense against disease. History of AIDS Scientists are not certain how, when, or where the AIDS virus evolved and first infected people. Researchers have shown that HIV-1 and HIV-2 are more closely related to simian immunodeficiency viruses, which infect monkeys, than to each...

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