AIDS and HIV are deadly diseases that have been occurring for decades. The first report about AIDS was in 1981 when 5 young healthy gay men immune system were not “working“ and 2 of them died by the time the report was published. By the end of the year of 1981, there were over 200 cases of severe immune deficiency among gay men. Back then in 1982, Scientists used AIDS for the first time to describe events that had occur known as opportunistic infections, which are Kaposi 's sarcoma (a type of cancer), and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (lung infection). In 1983, scientists discovered that AIDS was also found in a virus known as HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. According to scientists, HIV came from chimpanzees in West
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There are many types of medicine and treatment for AIDS/HIV patients that can help them stay alive, but there is no permanent cure for it yet. There are organizations such as CDC, NIAID, CHAVI, and many more are trying their best to find a cure for the disease. NIAID are trying to find where HIV hides known as HIV reservoirs and how it is created and stay in the body. HIV reservoirs are invisible in the body and not sensitive against HIV drugs. Researchers believes that reservoirs cells are cells that are preventing HIV from being cured. AIDS Research Alliances proposed a strategy to find the reservoirs by activating them, so they can make replicate virus with the combination of HAART, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. They are developing a drug called prostratin that can help activate the reservoirs, while keeping the other cells from getting infected. In order to do more research, organizations need funding. Luckily, there are funding organizations such as Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation, …show more content…
HIV/AIDS education in school is very effective and can provide important information on HIV/AIDS to young people. Educational programs should help young people learn about the important skills they will need to know and maintain types of behavior that will help eliminate their risk of becoming infected. It should also only be taught at the proper age, so around high school is the best time because that is when teenagers mature and are on their way to becoming adults. AIDS/HIV should only be taught by a well-trained and experienced teacher about this disease. Since there is a lot of information available, an untrained/inexperience teacher may not know all the facts. If wrong information is being taught, it could lead to terrible consequences. In order to be an effective AIDS/HIV teacher, he or she must be aware of their beliefs, own values, behaviour and feelings because what he or she believes, feel and do in the classroom can be either a positive or negative message around HIV/AIDS patients and students. Knowing how to avoid an AIDS infection can save a teenager’s life because many teenagers are likely to be involved in "high risk" behavior activities. Teens are considered as "high risk" group because some are experiencing with sex and drugs, which makes them vulnerable because of their
There are many types of medicine and treatment for AIDS/HIV patients that can help them stay alive, but there is no permanent cure for it yet. There are organizations such as CDC, NIAID, CHAVI, and many more are trying their best to find a cure for the disease. NIAID are trying to find where HIV hides known as HIV reservoirs and how it is created and stay in the body. HIV reservoirs are invisible in the body and not sensitive against HIV drugs. Researchers believes that reservoirs cells are cells that are preventing HIV from being cured. AIDS Research Alliances proposed a strategy to find the reservoirs by activating them, so they can make replicate virus with the combination of HAART, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. They are developing a drug called prostratin that can help activate the reservoirs, while keeping the other cells from getting infected. In order to do more research, organizations need funding. Luckily, there are funding organizations such as Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation, …show more content…
HIV/AIDS education in school is very effective and can provide important information on HIV/AIDS to young people. Educational programs should help young people learn about the important skills they will need to know and maintain types of behavior that will help eliminate their risk of becoming infected. It should also only be taught at the proper age, so around high school is the best time because that is when teenagers mature and are on their way to becoming adults. AIDS/HIV should only be taught by a well-trained and experienced teacher about this disease. Since there is a lot of information available, an untrained/inexperience teacher may not know all the facts. If wrong information is being taught, it could lead to terrible consequences. In order to be an effective AIDS/HIV teacher, he or she must be aware of their beliefs, own values, behaviour and feelings because what he or she believes, feel and do in the classroom can be either a positive or negative message around HIV/AIDS patients and students. Knowing how to avoid an AIDS infection can save a teenager’s life because many teenagers are likely to be involved in "high risk" behavior activities. Teens are considered as "high risk" group because some are experiencing with sex and drugs, which makes them vulnerable because of their