HIV

In recent surveys that abstinence programs doesn 't work in high school and more teens are getting pregnant and having STDS. Especially in the USA we have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the America than any 1st world country.Because they 're not teaching this much in the USA and most of the teenagers are learning this the hard way. So the truth about abstinence programs. Abstinence programs can help prevent STDS and teen pregnancy by showing them the right way to have sex but teens don…

In 2013, about 273,105 babies were born to teens aging 15-19 years old in the United States.The number may seem high but this is a 10% decrease from the year of 2012 (cdc.gov). We hear about teen pregnancy in the media all the time, but the question is why does it happen? Many people say that the media glorifies teen pregnancy with shows such as MTV’s famous “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Although this may be true, research from the University of Maryland suggests that these shows act as…

A seventeen-year-old girl presents with painful ulcerated lesions on her inner labia. Her boyfriend is with her; they tell you that they have been each other's only sexual partners. What would your care of this couple include? According to Roett, Mayor, and Uduhiri (2012), herpes simplex virus infection and syphilis are the most common causes of genital ulcers in the United States. Although other infectious such as chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale (donovanosis), secondary…

About 2 billion people have evidence of past or present infection of HBV, and 248 million of these are chronic carriers of HBV in worldwide. Most of the people currently living with HBV infection are persons that were born before hepatitis B vaccination. The Prevalence of HBV in Iran is around 2% in general populations except Sistan and Baluchestan (3.38%-5%) and Golestan (5%-7%) Provinces that is higher than other parts of Iran. It seems that with the measures of the Ministry of Health,…

This is the first reference in the United States. Marx discovered a causative agent and diseased was now addressed as Human T-lymphotropic Virus III (HTLV-III) then Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but culture adopted so many other names and responses such as the “gay plague or “gay cancer” (Demme & Nyswanger, 1993). The law firm where Beckett was previously employed enjoyed a “good ole boy” mentally would often display their contempt for the…

that doesn’t harm your skin? Getting a tattoo seems trendy and someone may feel unique but when getting a tattoo, there are possible risks that can effect someone’s life. According to the FDA, “Dirty needles can pass infections, like hepatitis and HIV, from one person to another, unwanted scar tissue may form when getting or removing a tattoo, and small knots or bumps may form around material that the body perceives as foreign, such as particles of tattoo pigment.” (FDA) Tattoo artists do not…

molecules. Viruses are obligate parasites, meaning that they depend on the life of others, including plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, to replicate meaning they cannot multiply until they invade a living cell. Some examples of viruses include HIV, yellow fever, smallpox, and ebola. Unique to viruses are their lack of genes, some containing fewer than ten genes and some containing as many as four-hundred. This fact shocked me because…

capacity, and increase access to quality services to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their complications.” HP 2020 attributes future health problems to STIs that are costly and irreversible such as cancer, transmission of STIs (esp. HIV), reproductive health problems, and fetal and perinatal health problems. The cost of STIs to the healthcare system is approximated by the CDC to be $16 billion. The magnitude of this cost is 100% preventable with education, resources, and safe…

promoting both abstinence and contraceptive usage (Advocates for Youth). The curriculum for Reducing the Risk is based on the social learning theory, social inoculation theory, and cognitive-behavioral theory to address explicit norms related to STI/HIV prevention and unintended pregnancies. (Kirby, D. Barth, R & Leland, N et…

Throughout history, the social progress, and sometimes regress, that has occurred can be explored by examining the situations deemed worthy of social and legal intervention by the most influential powers of that time period. Constructing a culpable, highly visible character as a metaphor for an emerging social or political concern is a recurring and sometimes convoluted way of regaining control of, or subduing, a perceived issue by a dominant group in society. Adopting a monster as a metaphor…