Aids Essay

Trends in Microbiology, 16(12), 555-560. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2008.09.004 HIV. (2018, April 04). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV HIV and AIDS Video - Types of Bloodborne Diseases Videos by ProBloodBorne. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.probloodborne.com/training_video/hiv-and-aids Lawson, T. (2017, August 03). Bloodborne Pathogens HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis Unit 1. Retrieved from http://slideplayer.com/slide/6010624/ T. (2017, March 06). Bloodborne Pathogens HIV Hepatitis and…

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is consider the most devastating acquired immunodeficiency disease known today. This virus suppressed the immune system by destroying TH cells over time and progress to AIDS. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS. Also, the CDC estimates the prevalence of an average of 50,000 newly infected each year. This disease is not mention as much…

Tenvir-EM vs Truvada Truvada and Tenvir-EM are two drugs that are categorized as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP for short. PrEP is a medication that prevents the contraction of HIV. It is most commonly prescribed to individuals who are at high risk for contraction, mainly gay men. PrEP is only prescribed to people who are healthy and do not have HIV. PrEP is not a treatment, only a preventative measure. PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of contracting HIV by 92%. Tenvir-EM is the…

sensitivity and specificity of Chembio DPP and determine its reliability for international AIDS Relief plans. Prospective Cohort study 990 convenience high risk serum samples: 79 positive for HIV, 299 positive for syphilis, 348 positive for coinfection. Subjects were deidentified. HIV: sens. 99.8% and speci. 98.4% Syphilis: sens. 98.8% and speci. 99.4%. The performance of Chembio DPP is acceptable for inclusion in AIDS Relief plans in countries of high risk populations. Further studies need…

poverty, education, women’s empowerment, maternal health and the environment. (1) The sixth goal is to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases and this goal along with the other seven goals have to be achieved by the year 2015. (1) With the deadline less than a year away, the question is has South Africa made progresses since 2002 and will the goal be reached. Goal 6C: Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. By 2015 South Africa should have halted on malaria and should have already…

After Diana’s divorce, she decided to decrease the number of charities to which she was Patron or President, but she still assisted when needed. Diana advertised for the Red Cross and she was devoted to helping those with AIDS, drug addiction, and leprosy, as well as battered women and the homeless. Raising awareness to only six charities gave her more time with her family and friends. She did everything she could to promote the charities in which she was involved with,…

book A story the African Aids Epidemic by Iliffe he talks about why the epidemic started and how long had the virus was before naming it. This books has a lot of information that was collected from multiple articles and books. The second book we have read in class Scrambling for America by Johanna Crane she talks about not only the resources that people were able to get but also how the development of the clinic from small to big. In John Iliffe book A story the African Aids Epidemic his…

Gilead HIV advertisement in Times magazine of March 7,2016, displays a young very attractive male who 's dressed in causal clothing who 's seem to be catching a bus or some kind of public transportation. It shows the background completely blurred and him the main focus of the photo. There’s writing over his torso area, the first line is in red writing in a block letter type of format, then the second line is in a regular white writing. The Third line of writng is in bold, emphasizing that…

Healthy People 2020’s goal is to, “Prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and related illness and death” (2014, p. 1). Specific goals to reduce new HIV infections are; “reduce the number of new HIV diagnoses, reduce the number of new HIV infections among adolescents and adults, and reduce the rate or HIV transmission among adolescents and adults.” According to the Healthy People 2020 objective HIV-1 reduce new HIV infections, the Healthy People 2020 target is 32,855 persons and the…

The group was founded in 1988 by Betsy Van Dyke of Guerneville. After she saw a neighbor struggling with a the critical illness of AIDS she knew she needed to step in to help him in his deteriorated condition (Our History) . The AIDS virus affects all of the body, it weakens the immune system heavily and affects the entire body. When muscles and motor functions become impaired many begin to suffer psychologically and develop depression (Eight Side Effects). When Betsy saw this happening to her…