HIV Essay

Week 12: Strip Club: Can You Pay My Bills? In today’s society, I think most children between the ages of 8 to 15 would come to learn about sex industry, and obtain an adequate understanding of that market within a year. Personally, I learned about the sex industry when I was 12 years old. When I first learned about the sex industry, I thought it was a fairly easy job. Porn stars got paid to have sex. Strippers were thrown lots of money by horny men or women who lusted for their body.…

Hello all! I am sure many of you all if not all have heard the news about the Zika virus lately. I am a healthcare worker, and while I was aware of Zika and the ways of transmission and effects of it, I was not aware of how many places in the US that have had cases. I recently saw my doctor and the subject of travel to Orlando came up, were you aware that the Zika virus has been found in mosquitoes there? I wasn't. I was aware they had been found in Texas, but none further. My doctor showed a…

Shouldn’t everyone be entitled to medical care if they are ill? Lyme Disease patients in Australia are denied the treatment they deserve because the Australian Government refuses to believe that the disease exists in Australia. Lyme Disease is the fastest growing tick borne illness in the world and is transferred through a tick bite from a tick infected with the disease, creating a bullseye shaped rash but can also be transferred from mother to child in the womb. If left untreated, which is…

The Zika pandemic has become a common cause for conversation in today's ever growing society. With thousands of tabloids discussing it's potential impact on the Olympics, it's no surprise that people are questioning going to such events. To begin with, many well known people of science have come out to say that it is not justifiable to have people attending events with such risks involved. Furthermore, the virus itself can cause a variety of pregnancy defects, with no vaccines in sight. Last…

Lupus Erythematosus is an auto immune disease which means that the immune system makes antibodies that attack the healthy tissue. This leads to skin problems such as sores and rashes. Discoid Lupus Erythematosus is only relating to problems with skin. However, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus involves the destruction of vital organs along with skin complications. This disease cannot be cured, but it can be treated. Many people who have Lupus suffer through “flares” which are times in which the…

Over many decades, there has always been a question about this. However, the disease’s isolation policy of the past has been based on the lack of knowledge by the general public on its transmission. The stigma around the disease has not helped the massive discrimination towards infected individuals. This discrimination comes in segregation of those infected in quarantined communities. However, this separation is unnecessary because leprosy is not highly contagious. Because of this, people with…

The folds of the skin around the armpits, elbows and knees can be a deeper red than the surrounding rash. The peeling of the rash can also indicate the status of the disease, by the end of the first week the skin will begin to peel and flake off, this is referred to as ‘Desquamation’, from Latin ‘desquamare’, meaning ‘to scrape off of a fish’. Sometimes the rash can last up to two full weeks before it fully goes away. (“Britannica.com”), Scarlet Fever -symptoms. Fever, chills, sore throat,…

In the Shadow of Ebola is an observatory documentary that focuses on the lives in Liberia under the deadly Ebola attack. Concerning the film’s title, the word “Shadow” implies the serious Ebola leaves problems like deaths, hunger and social disturbances in the vulnerable Liberia. In fact, daily lives’ problems of citizens in different stages of the spread of disease are also addressed. Subjective this first-person narration may be, viewing the event from Urey’s family perspective could be one of…

Viruses are miniscule organisms which are too small to be seen with a normal microscope. Invented in the 1940s, the electron microscope allowed scientists to see that a virus is nothing more than a core of genetic material (RNA or DNA), concealed in a protective protein coat. The tiny agents of disease are not referred to as living things, due to the fact that they cannot replicate on their own. They must attack the cells of another living organism and take over the cells' machinery to then make…

In her speech, The Ultimate Gift, Jennifer Conrad attempts to use Monroe’s Motivational Sequence in her speech to convince her classmates to donate blood regularly. She utilizes statistics and an anecdote to bring her point home. She provides the students with a clear way for them to help. Unfortunately, her condescending tone, lack of sensitivity towards a diverse audience, and lack of source citations reduced the effectiveness of her speech Overall I would not consider Ms. Conrad’s delivery…