HIV

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…

aid, particularly concerning prostitution. Her work discusses Western aid workers’ desire to impose their own morals and control those that they help, for example, determining what aid is received (Augustin, 2007). Edstrom notes similar issues within HIV/AIDS interventions: Westerners giving aid suited to their own culturally-specific morality, hindering its effectiveness (2010). Edstrom believes that focussing on Africans as pitiful and vulnerable ‘noble savages’ to be saved, results in Western…

Some of the arguments have centered on the 1% risk that condoms expose human beings to in case of sexual intercourse. Alternatively, the Catholics suggest that one of the safe ways is abstinence because it is 100% effective against HIV/AIDS infection (De Luca Barrusse 102). The assertions about abstinence in controlling AIDS are factual, but they do not reflect the reality. According to research, there is an increase in teenage sex in the society currently; it is argued that because…

sexual health classes (S v General, 2014 SCC,[2014] at Introduction (1) ). “The knowledge about sexual health has declined, school is generally the only place a youth between grade 7 and 11 would find information about sexual health, teen pregnancy, HIV,STIs aren’t fears and won 't stop them from having sexual of course, all thought students that have been reporting that they had or have multiple sexual partners has declined doesn’t mean there aren 't students with multiple sexual partners, the…

Pneumocystis pneumonia is today one of the most frequent opportunistic infections in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As nonspecific symptoms are often hindering timely diagnosis, one of the most important diagnostic tools for Pneumocystis pneumonia is a high level of clinical suspicion. Clinicians should always consider this diagnosis in HIV-infected patients that complain of shortness of breath, nonproductive cough and/or fever. Microbiological and molecular methods…

Viruses such as herpes simplex virus, HIV, mumps, West Nile virus and others also can cause viral meningitis. Chronic forms of meningitis occur when slow-growing organisms attack the membranes and fluid encompassing the brain. Although acute meningitis strikes abruptly, chronic meningitis develops…

attempt to stabilize the client’s situation and direct them towards effective treatments (BC Ministry of Health, n.d). The overall goal of the safe injection site would be, to decrease drug overdoses through supervision of drug injections, decrease HIV and hepatitis C infections, provide information on safe sex and drug injecting practices and refer to detoxification or rehabilitation programs. Ultimately, the safe injection site would attempt to maintain and improve contact with this…

> It is a shame that in the 21 first century, we still live with such health disparities, such as racial injustices. Discrimination is alive and well against LGBTQ individuals. We judge others despite the fact that we don't want others to label or judge us. > LGBTQ health disparities are obvious or evident and there could be a link between their treatment and the fact that members of the LGBTQ community are more at risk for suicide, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders. >…

When you go to see a musical, you expect all your going to see is just something for your entertainment. Which is true, but there are some musicals thought to have changed the way society sees things. Is it possible these musicals influenced the minds of their audiences? Or did the musicals just make them aware of certain situations happening around that time. I believe that the musicals did influence society and brought awareness to the important themes they were trying to portray. Some of the…

Nowadays, it has become evident that society and what is referred to as social determinants of health affect an individual quality of life and heath. When it comes to the case study Jose and Jorge-Identical Twins without Identical Lives, one would think that because they are twins, their outcomes in life would be the same. However, since both of them lived in different areas, they were affected differently by society. The case study Jose and Jorge-Identical Twins without Identical Lives…