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department of health to gather information of the disease from people all around the world to evaluate the infected people and why they have the disease. The process is ongoing and the data collected is used to seek new information of HIV and the AIDS virus. The surveillance is a national system that syndicates data on HIV infection and how the disease progress, as well as the actions and characteristic of the people that are high risk. When the goals are met the CDC will provide HIV…

Stigma is an extremely important issue that has been associated with AIDS from the beginning of the disease. Despite many advances in technology and research, many people are still getting infected by this disease. Although there are treatments for this disease now, the extreme fear is still alive since there is no cure currently. With there being no cure, the individuals that are living with AIDS get discriminated and stigmatized from other people out of the distress that they might get this…

disease must be discussed thoroughly HIV/AIDs has spread and destroyed the lives of many. It primarily targets countries that are too poor to receive proper care and education to prevent the spread of the disease within the body. While many argue between condoms and abstinence as the two sources of protection, the…

The Incredible Achievements in the Short History of HIV/AIDS Although commonly believed to have been transferred to humans by chimpanzees at some point between 1880 and 1920, the first official case of HIV occurred in the early 1980s. In November of 1982, there were 600 confirmed cases of AIDS, and the number was growing exponentially. In 1984, researchers discovered HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS. At the time, patients with HIV that had progressed to would usually have somewhere…

living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the mass impact of the disease, many still remain ignorant to its definition, history, and effects, leading to the negative associations of those affected. I’m here to give you a brief enlightenment of HIV/AIDS in an effort to to lessen the misconceptions and stigma of HIV/ AIDS. First, we need to understand the basics. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It’s a virus that attacks and takes over the T-cells (white blood cells) in the body which…

HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus has been and still is a huge public health concern. HIV is easily transmitted, and there are a lot of issues that go along with it. HIV is a serious virus that can completely destroy someone’s life. HIV is just like other common infections such as the Flu or the common cold, but the difference between HIV and the Flu is that the body cannot clear HIV from the body. Meaning once you have HIV, you have it for life. This paper is going to talk about the…

Imagine a place where human trafficking is spread throughout the country, violence and abuse are considered the norm, and women’s rights are not practiced anymore. A place where child trafficking is socially acceptable and renting a woman’s body is common. All of this may happen if we choose to legalize prostitution. I strongly believe that prostitution should not be legalized because of the effects it might bring to our society. Prostitution has been dubbed as the world’s oldest profession.…

Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria This paper discusses how there is an important overlap between HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, known as ‘the big three’ and neglected tropical diseases. It suggests that in order to combat the big three, we must first target the multitude of tropical diseases. It highlights the geographic and epidemiologic overlap of the big three most predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper discusses the different relationships between the diseases…

of newly infected with HIV live in South Africa in 2011 (UNAIDS, 2011). Mother-to-children transmission (MTCT), which was the main reason associates to the high percentage of HIV infected children. In 2001(Avert, 2015), South African government first implemented prevention of mother-to-children transmission (PMTCT)…

Floppy disks, hairspray and death were all common staples of the 1980s. The 80’s gay youth carry the title of being the Aids Generation as it saw the evolution of a disease into a worldwide plague. As entire communities were stricken with death and despair, homosexuals and heterosexuals alike faced the issue of cultural taboos when discussing their condition. The inspired shame and consequent silence slowed the healing and prevention of the HIV-Virus among the victimized communities. To fight…