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the host cells is impaired and those people can be exposed however they will not become infected. Another subgroup of Long Term Survivors are referred to as elite controllers. These individuals are infected with HIV however it does not progress to AIDS, this is due to the HLA-B57 allele they have which produces effective CTL against HIV peptides that are presented to HLA-B57. 2. Antibodies don’t necessarily play a role in fighting off HIV because they…

There has been much discussion into whether or not viruses are alive. I personally feel that viruses are in fact not alive, and I will now explain why I feel this way. There are seven characteristics of life, and they include heredity, homeostasis, reproduction, cellular organization, response, metabolism, and growth and development. This list comprises what all living things must do in order to stay alive. While a virus may seem like they do some of these, all characteristics of life are…

A pathogen is the name given to a group of organisms which cause diseases within the human body and are able to do so because of their ability to invade the bodies environment. Pathogens cause damage to the tissues within the human body by replicating themselves at a fast rate in order to invade as many near by cells and give themselves a better chance of survival before the immune system starts to fight them off (Fullick, 1998, pp. 8–9). They are passed on from one person to another and that's…

Some people are the type of people who take precautions about everything. They are the type of people that if they start sneezing or coughing, they will run to the store and buy medicine to start taking right away. They are always looking around them to see who is sick and taking precautions to make sure they do not get sick as well. Certain people are all about their health. If something does not seem right or they start seeing a huge difference in their normal health routine, most people will…

Pregnant women who have had the virus should talk to their health care provider about the steps they can take to prevent from transmission to their baby. Fungal Infections Fungal STD’s are the most commonly occurring type of STD’s but they can be treated easily if treatment starts at an early age. They are transmitted through oral, vaginal or anal sex. Symptoms of fungal STD’s include fever, dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting, chills and muscle aches. Yeast infections also cause redness and itching…

One year after the major earthquake in Haiti, that occurred in 2010, the country is dealing with a cholera epidemic. This is the first outbreak of cholera in Haiti in over one-hundred years. The year following the earthquake “there has been some 140,000 cases with the death toll well over 3,000” (Brown, 2011) and was reported to have exploded rapidly in late October, 2010. Even though measures are being taken to fight the cholera outbreak, cholera is a bacterial disease of poverty and is…

the nation. This pandemic, later identified as AIDS, caused many deaths and shattered families. This disease caused a distinct homophobia amongst some Americans and destroyed a generation of people. The AIDS epidemic in the 80s was an event that affected the lives of millions of people and still shapes our world today. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome plagued the world in the 1980s and still does to this day. Humans haven't always had the disease AIDS plaguing their lives. HIV originated in…

The Red Death v. Ebola Poe was not talking about Ebola when he wrote the story “The Masque of the Red Death”. The time is all wrong for when Ebola was even around. The time it takes for the disease to kill them is different from how long it takes you to die form Ebola. Also the transportation was not good back then it would of taken them days to get from where they live to Africa. Just take the story and the article and compare sense the story didn't give that much details on the detail.…

for its people will most likely have sort of presence of gangs in its region. And it makes sense people argue that education will make the country more organized and that will lead to fewer problems 1D- Education and literacy are related HIV/AIDS. HIV and AIDS can become a serious problem if the society…

The Fight Against Aids It was August 19 when the famous Mary Fischer gave her historic Whisper of the Aids Speech. She gave it at the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas. At the time back then speeches were not usually given but she took the chance. When she first started speaking nobody was listening to her but as she kept on speaking. She stilled the noisy crowd and everyone had her undivided attention. In my source, Defined by words not a disease, Shaw wrote that “TWENTY…