This paper will discuss topics pertaining to HIV/AIDs that include issues such as: the percentage of population affected by the disease; historical outbreaks, its approaches, and controlled; objectives and goals the public has implemented to control the disease; the governments influence to minimize the disease; suggested measures to help decrease health risk; and a plan allowing the public to notice such pathogens that are related to the cause of the disease and other health problems.
The cumulative HIV infection case is approximately 4,676 as of December 31, 2015 in Hawaii. These numbers consist of 89% being male and 11% female. Infectious risk factors consisted of: 71% male-to-male sexual contact (MSM); 8% injection drug …show more content…
gloves, eye protection, mask, gown, facial shield, etc.); properly disposing of protective barriers and other instruments (i.e. scalpels, needles, etc.); sexual education (i.e. STDs, proper use of condoms, etc.); abstinence sex; the necessary procedures to take when administering first aid; etc. (CDC, …show more content…
For instance, in 1996 the intervention of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced decreasing the death rates to those infected. This form of treatment does not cure the HIV, but helps those infected to live a longer, healthier life, decreasing the chances of HIV transmission (NIH, 2016).
Measures that can be taken may help decrease HIV/AIDS may consist of a detailed educational program pertaining to STDs; educating the public on protective sex by use of a condom could decrease the chance of becoming infected through direct sexual contact a person can easily become infected; limiting yourselves to direct contact with blood; avoid direct contact with used needles, do not use the same razor blades, or tooth brush from others; and mothers who are infected should only bottle-feed there new born to decrease the chance of infecting their baby (Health Treads,
The cumulative HIV infection case is approximately 4,676 as of December 31, 2015 in Hawaii. These numbers consist of 89% being male and 11% female. Infectious risk factors consisted of: 71% male-to-male sexual contact (MSM); 8% injection drug …show more content…
gloves, eye protection, mask, gown, facial shield, etc.); properly disposing of protective barriers and other instruments (i.e. scalpels, needles, etc.); sexual education (i.e. STDs, proper use of condoms, etc.); abstinence sex; the necessary procedures to take when administering first aid; etc. (CDC, …show more content…
For instance, in 1996 the intervention of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced decreasing the death rates to those infected. This form of treatment does not cure the HIV, but helps those infected to live a longer, healthier life, decreasing the chances of HIV transmission (NIH, 2016).
Measures that can be taken may help decrease HIV/AIDS may consist of a detailed educational program pertaining to STDs; educating the public on protective sex by use of a condom could decrease the chance of becoming infected through direct sexual contact a person can easily become infected; limiting yourselves to direct contact with blood; avoid direct contact with used needles, do not use the same razor blades, or tooth brush from others; and mothers who are infected should only bottle-feed there new born to decrease the chance of infecting their baby (Health Treads,