HIV/AIDS

virus named HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a disease that has no remedy. According to an article named, “Where did HIV come from?” by the AIDS INSTITUTE, it claims that HIV was first in chimpanzee at West Africa. Scientist believed that chimpanzee carried their own variation of the immunodeficiency virus and when Africans hunter hunted the chimpanzee. The meat from the chimpanzee,…

strain of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is said have originated in West African chimpanzees. Humans would hunt monkeys for food, causing them to come into contact with the infected blood. As the virus jumped from one host to another, it mutated into the HIV we know today. It is believed that HIV has existed since the 1800s, but these cases were not able to be tested due to lack of blood or tissue samples (History of HIV). The first case of HIV to ever be completely documented dates…

1. The two distinct HIV epidemic patterns in the world are located in sub-Saharan Africa and outside sub-Saharan Africa, namely the western world and majority of developing world (Pisani, 2011). The HIV epidemic pattern found outside sub-Saharan Africa tends to be more concentrated among drug injectors, gay men, and prostitutes, where the latter groups are especially affected due to practicing unsafe sex with multiple partners (Pisani, 2011). The HIV epidemic pattern found in sub-Saharan Africa…

infected with the AIDS virus and the confirmed number of AIDS cases grows each year. The AIDS virus is incurable and also has a lengthy incubation period, which means a person could be infected and spread the virus long before even becoming ill. There have also been news reports about persons who were infected with the AIDS virus knowingly infecting others by not informing them that they were HIV-positive prior to sexual activity. With this in mind, should a federal registry of AIDS or…

The question of when the HIV virus originated is often asked, but unanswered. There are three different theories about when the transmission of HIV came about. (Hillis, D.M., 2000) The first theory, called Transmission Early Hypothesis suggests humans contracted HIV in the early 1900’s. This theory goes on to say that a small population of humans had it, but it stayed isolated within this population until the 1930’s when political changes arose in Africa and caused the virus to spread between…

Syndrome, also known as AIDS, has considerably influenced society in Sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence (the number of people living with AIDS) and the incidence (number of new cases) measurements of the epidemic have slowing been decreasing. In 2002, 5.3 million people, including 189,000 infants were reported having HIV or AIDS (UNICEF, 2016). Statistics have shown that since then the circumstances have changed because as of 2013, only 24.7 million people are living with AIDS and there are…

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…

literacy 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…

HIV and The Immune System By Lachlan Evans What is HIV? HIV otherwise know as human immunodeficiency virus, if this virus is left untreated it can cause the disease of aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV is one of the many incurable diseases; this means that once you have HIV, you will have it until you die. At this moment there are no safe and effective cure for HIV. The human immune system cannot destroy it due to HIV affecting specific cells of the immune system, called CD4 cells…

Introduction Mujeres Unidas Contra el SIDA (Women United Against AIDS) was founded in 1994 and has been a well-established non-profit AIDS service organization (ASO) for the last twelve years. The agency obtained 501(c) 3 status in the year 2000 and receives most of its funding from the Ryan White foundation. Other funding comes from private foundations and fundraising. Mujeres is located on the bus line, close to other ASOs, in downtown San Antonio. The agency has a very small staff of 6, but…