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Cognition is defined as a group of higher order brain functions which includes language, emotion, memory, and consciousness. (Purves, 2012) Aside from leading to severe immunodeficiency (AIDS), the HIV-1 lentivirus can also lead to a spectrum of emotional and behavioral disturbances collectively known as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). While antiretroviral therapy, such as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), has managed to increase the life expectancy of infected…

(including in animals) by reduce unnecessary prescriptions can help slow down resistance; developing new drugs and diagnosing tests can help treat the evolving bacteria and identify just exactly how it is evolving (CDC, 2015). 2. We have come a long way in the treatment and control of the spread of HIV. In a few sentences answer the questions below. Site sources. The NIH site on HIV will have most of the information you will need to answer the questions. Answer each part in 2-3 sentences. (2…

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus, a serious virus that spreads through the body and attacks the immune system. The virus specifically attacks the T cells (CD4 cells) of the body. This making it so the immune system is no longer able to fight off infections and diseases as the amount of T cells decreases to an amount below the average 700 to 1500 cells/mm. (Center for Disease Control, 2015, para. 1) Once the body loses so many T cells and damages the immune system so much, the HIV…

view on life because the plague seemed unstoppable and unrelenting in its pursuit. HIV-Aids history dates back farther than many believe and originate from a close relative…

from Central Africa to the rest of the world. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, however, not everyone gets AIDS from HIV. “AIDS is the stage of infection that occurs when your immune system is badly damaged and you become vulnerable to opportunistic infections. When the number of your CD4 cells falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood (200 cells/mm3), you are considered to have progressed to AIDS” (What is HIV/AIDS?). This paper will address how severely AIDS is affecting…

The grim outlook of HIV has changed over the past thirty years from the early days of the infectious disease. Through massive research and modern medicine, HIV is no longer a death sentence but now a livable condition. However, the demographics and psychosocial implications still remain pretty much the same with a few small differences. Identifying HIV has become more transparent than when it was first diagnosed. Over the years, it has been discovered that people with HIV are susceptible to…

'Acquired Immune Deficiency Virus (AIDS) is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that weakens the immune system , making the body susceptible to and unable to recover from op­portunistic diseases that lead to death' (USAID, 2010, pp.173). It is one of the major challenges for Pub­lic Health and it is the world's leading infectious killer. According to the WHO, 35 million people are living with HIV worldwide. In middle and low income countries is the majority of infec­ted people. In…

formed, some speculate it was biological warfare in the 1950’s, unknown pathogens unrelated to the HIV virus, excess use of drugs and sex collapsing…

The book, The Origin of AIDS, by Jacques Pepin unveiled a new perspective on the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. I really appreciated Pepin’s scientific background as an infectious disease physician, and an epidemiologist. This background allowed for me see how a medical professional of his expertise would look at the situation as a whole. A couple tactics I was not fond of, however, was the trivial information Pepin’s included throughout his book. This information did not give a deeper meaning…

world in the 1980s and still does to this day. Humans haven't always had the disease AIDS plaguing their lives. HIV originated in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo around 1920 when HIV crossed species from chimpanzees to humans. AIDS wasn't a large epidemic until the 1980s when everything changed. The term AIDS wasn't used until september of 1982 by the CDC (A Timeline of HIV/AID). Before the CDC used the term AIDS this mysterious plague was called the “Gay Cancer” since the most…