Aids Awareness Essay

social and cultural factors. Social and cultural factors that may affect the rejection of the institution of APCT in the VCSC includes a lack of knowledge within high-risk populations of the need for APCT, negative connotations regarding the screening process, stigmata, fear of the diagnosis of SCCA, and cultural norms. In a study by D’Souza et al. (2013), attitudes and acceptance of APCT were investigated within the MSM population. Results indicated that barriers to APCT included a lack of…

What is a Virus? Virus - A virus is a tiny organism that can reproduce inside the cells of an organism. Most viruses are microscopic they are only observable through an optical microscope. Viruses can infect all types of organisms ranging from plant to animals as well as bacteria and other archaea. There are around 5000 different types of viruses described at the current time, however, it is thought that there are millions different viruses of distinct types. Viruses are seen in every…

Quite a lot of times I have heard anecdotes of people avoiding STD tests because they're scared of knowing for sure that they have a sexually transmitted disease. They'd prefer to stay in the dark, but while there may have been a twisted logic to this some years ago when little could be done about sexually transmitted diseases, nowadays it makes no sense at all. Some STDs can be cured, and there are ways of managing the symptoms of others to ensure they're barely a hindrance any longer. In the…

common knowledge that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has no cure and will always be impossible to cure. However, contrary to these beliefs, someone has been cured of HIV-AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome). In 1995, Timothy Ray Brown had contracted and was tested positive for HIV-AIDS. Brown was able to lead a normal life until 2006 when he was told that he had leukemia. Gero Hutter, Timothy Brown’s oncologist, told Brown what they had to do to get him…

concern about the rapid increase of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). According to the CDC, in the article named “AIDS”, it is defined as, “A disease in which the immune system breaks down” (1) while, in fact, AIDS has increased considerably over time. An HIV/AIDS surveillance report by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that “Through December 2001, 807,075 adults/adolescents had been reported as having AIDS, of these, 462,653 (57%) had died” (22). In a mission to…

Herpesviridae is a family of DNA viruses that generate diseases in animals and humans. Herpesviruses is an known family member of Herpesviridae and the name originated from the greek word herpin or to creep. Common symptoms are they start out as blisters that eventually break open in sores that scab over,headaches,backaches ,fatigue, flu like symptoms. Herpes can not be treated but the symptoms can be lessen and prevented with treatment. To begin with, there are in total eight herpesvirvus…

The virus was first documented discovered by Dr. Louis Montagnier, who resided in France in 1983. Although, the cases identified in the United States were not the first known cases after physician’s started taking a closer look at undiagnosed cases. Robert R. a teenager in St. Louis in 1969 entered the hospital with shortness of breath and infections, and passed shortly after (Bell). Additionally, in Central Africa in the middle of the 1970’s, there were reports of people deteriorating, and…

Marcella Parisi English III HL Pereira 20 May 2016 How AIDS Penetrated Not Only Humans, But Also Their Culture The United States during the 1980s was the hub of the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) outbreak. This disease would go on to claim the lives of thousands of citizens including numerous entertainers and artists, causing others in those perspective communities to respond with epidemic, politicized art exhibitions, written pieces, music, and plays. (U.S. Department of Health &…

surveillance are the global Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) and the national Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (GASP). These public health resources are invaluable in the effort to reduce the number of cases and increase the awareness about the dangers associated with the epidemic of drug-resistant…

Introduction: Anemia is one of the most common diseases in the world. Major cause of anemia is iron deficiency. It is prevalent in most parts of the world. Not all anemias are iron deficiency anemias, but most of the anemias are iron deficiency anemia. It accounts for more than half of the cases of anemia worldwide. Anemia is defined as decrease in the number of red blood cells or decrease in level of hemoglobin. It causes major health problems in affected people. Fatigue, cognitive impairment…