me feel sick. I have known about STIs by reading some articles on the internet instead of being taught at school. STIs seem to be a very sensitive issue in my hometown, so adults or teachers usually avoid talking about it. As a result, I thought HIV/AIDS is the most dangerous and popular disease, and other STIs only happened to someone that is “unlucky” and could be cured easily. This slideshow was an eye opener for me since this was the first time I saw many actual pictures of STIs. I wonder…
Narrative: How to Donate Food and Water to a Charity in Africa Circumstances: In sub-Saharan Africa approximately one in three people are undernourished, and about 50 percent of Africans have a water-related illness. Details: As humans, we are obligated to help each other. Donating food and clean water can save millions of lives of the less fortunate in Africa. Current State: In sub-Saharan Africa there are approximately 84 charitable organizations. These organizations are currently accepting…
certain diseases has had a significant effect on the way people react or respond to the problem. In this particular book the author, Allan M. Brandt, concentrates his study on several venereal transmitted diseases such as syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea and AIDS. This venereal diseases are often labeled and often related to sinful behaviors, often related to a specific group of people, for example: the LGBT community, extramarital intimate relationship, criminals, prostitutes and immigrants. In…
Automobiles have become an important part of everyday life in our current era, leading the production of them to be a necessary thing, and in this case, production of them in Africa. There are many suitable locations that would lead to a successful business in places throughout the country, however there are a few locations that would be advised as most beneficial and others that should be avoided. The countries that are ranked include South Africa, Algeria and Swaziland which are ranked by…
It consists of an icosadeltahedral capsid that houses the dsDNA, a proteinaceous tegument, which surrounds the capsid and contains proteins that aid viral replication, and an envelope with glycoproteins. To gain entry into the human host cell, viral glycoprotein C binds heparan sulfate or chondroitin sulfate on human cellular glycoproteins. Next, viral glycoprotein D, which is associated with glycoprotein…
The HIV virus came from near the equatorial West Africa, originating from a native chimpanzee that had been hunted for its meat. Chimps carried what was called Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)(3). SIV ran through the blood stream of these chimps and as humans came into contact with the blood they became exposed to the original disease. After some time human systems mutated the SIV virus into HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The virus travels through the body by accompanying the bodily…
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) was declared global emergency by The World Health Organization in 1993. It is an airborne bacteria that basically affects the lungs, it can be spread when a person with the active TB sneezes or coughs. Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among curable infectious diseases worldwide. In TB in the US-Mexico Border Region remains a serious public health problem. It is one of the most serious problems along the border; this is due to first, the abundance of…
In recent surveys that abstinence programs doesn 't work in high school and more teens are getting pregnant and having STDS. Especially in the USA we have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the America than any 1st world country.Because they 're not teaching this much in the USA and most of the teenagers are learning this the hard way. So the truth about abstinence programs. Abstinence programs can help prevent STDS and teen pregnancy by showing them the right way to have sex but teens don…
associated with contracting the virus. No illness has been treated with the same hysteria as HIV because of its associated stigmatization and promiscuity. Throughout its history, efforts have been made over the past decade towards establishing HIV/AIDS laws to front the legal and ethical challenges that face someone infected by HIV. One of the largest…
intention to perform safe sex. This has also aided in understanding the socio-cognitive processes relating to intervention. To further support the TPB the health behaviour in deciding to carry a condom is a function responding to social norms, which aids in the intervention. In this longitudinal study Broaddus et al. (2011) reported that earlier studies indicated weakness in the TPB. The constructs were a concept that were…