HIV

Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae BIO 150 Poliomyelitis Polio is a very contagious illness that is caused by a virus. Poliomyelitis is caused by a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family and caused by poliovirus. The polio virus can be transmitted from one person to another through oral contact with secretions or through fecal contact from an infected person. Polio can cause paralysis, difficulty in breathing and even death. Polio sometimes affects children most often. In spite of so many…

country in which Chanda lives is plagued with AIDS. While the AIDS disease is considered a global pandemic, sub-Saharan Africa is where it is most serious, with more than 24 million people living with either HIV or AIDS, accounting for 71% of the global total (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - Gap Report 2014). The choice of sub-Saharan Africa as the setting emphasizes the effect that the AIDS virus has on the main characters. However, even without the AIDS epidemic, the setting…

Parents who communicate with their children tend to have a more open relationship with their child. Many teenagers wish their parents would have talked to them about sex before making the decision to lose virginity. Researchers have found kids who have been educated about sex from their parents have had healthier relationships than kids who were not. Also, researchers have found that kids feel like they are more self-assured. In the article, "Talking to your kids about sex" it stated, "Parents…

Having condoms distributed throughout high schools would be a terrible idea. By giving children the opportunity to get condoms in high school it is going against many religions. Just because high school students have condoms available, doesn’t mean that they will actually use them for the intended purpose of a condom. Distributing condoms in public high schools would cause the school budgets to be squeezed; the taxpayers would have to pay more so their children can have safe sex. One argument…

outline the public health problem the study addresses, relevant stakeholders and target populations. The lack of sexual health knowledge of young people, gay men and bisexual men is the concerning public health issue, which can lead to increase rate of HIV among them in Australia. The target populations are gay and bisexual men, young people aged 16-29 years. The stakeholders include the commissioners, the administrative team which is composed of experts from relevant fields (public health…

Marcella Parisi English III HL Pereira 20 May 2016 How AIDS Penetrated Not Only Humans, But Also Their Culture The United States during the 1980s was the hub of the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) outbreak. This disease would go on to claim the lives of thousands of citizens including numerous entertainers and artists, causing others in those perspective communities to respond with epidemic, politicized art exhibitions, written pieces, music, and plays. (U.S. Department of Health &…

An investment in integrated HIV prevention services would aid in the reduction of new HIV infections, standardize prevention services across health care organizations and curb economic burden of providing HIV treatment over a patient’s lifespan. Standardized integrated preventative services across healthcare systems would destigmatize HIV services facilitating universal access to prevention and treatment services. HIV infection can occur regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender…

These factors include the physical environment (the air we breathe, water supply consumed and the difference in the weather), the social environment (our customs, practices, and beliefs). Biology and genetic health services (your age, gender, and HIV status, inherited genetic conditions, such as sickle-cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, and hemophilia), and individual behaviors (smoking and other drug use, personal hygiene, and sexual behaviors). Unprotected sexual behavior can result in unintended…

During teenage years, teenagers start to think about piercing and tattoos and what they want to do with their body. I remember when I was in high school, many friends of mine got piercings. When I was I believe 15 or 16 years old, I wanted to get my belly pierced. The day I went, the person at the piercing parlor tells me that he needed to see my ID. Of course I'm confused because I didn't know why all of sudden he needed to see identification. I learned that day that all piercing parlors in New…

I grew up in the east of Africa, Ethiopia, one of the poorest nations in the world. My country remains shorthanded in dealing with major health care concerns such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Malnutrition, female genital mutilation (FGM) and the like. As a young girl, my initial introduction to such issues was not through my science books but through people in my community who were affected by them. My environment allowed me to explore my curiosity about diseases, why they occur? How they…