Humanitarian aid organizations

chance to recover and become strong enough to fight of cancers and other infections. This treatment is suggested for everyone that has HIV. If it is left untreated the HIV will begin attacking the immune system and eventually will develop and turn into AIDs. Once people have contracted the disease they may experience flu-like symptoms which will result within 2-4 weeks after contracting it. Although, during this stage some may develop mild infections or chronic signs and symptoms. These…

Partners individuals become infected through sexual intercourse, sharing of needles, pregnancy, and blood transfusions (2015). It was very common to believe that a person with AIDS just becomes affected with AIDS, but in reality the person first becomes infected with the HIV virus, which then leads to the beginning of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). According to the World Health…

known as Clinical Latency, some symptoms may be swelling of lymph nodes. The third stage Severe Symptoms, one may experience severe headaches, blurred vision, shortness of breath, diarrhea, rashes, and other symptoms. (NIH) One of the treatments for AIDS/HIV is the use of anti-retroviral medications. This form of therapy is highly recommended for those with the virus. The use of medications as part of the treatment plan does not ensure a cure, it does however help with the progression of the…

HIV/AIDS: Case Study in Uganda The AIDS Support Organization known as TASO is an important organization in Uganda for people living HIV positive or with AIDS. The success of fighting HIV/AIDS is unprecidented and scientists look upon Uganda as a model. Since the 1980s, HIV/AIDS has been a worldwide problem and Uganda realized the potential problem and began organization early in the beginning of the disease to help Ugandans. Uganda is considered one of the most impoverished nations in the…

was fighting the AIDS virus, audaciously addressed the 1992 Democratic Nation Convention about the spread of the AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted disease along with the inequitable treatment that most Americans were getting. Glaser’s was an active member in the fight against the spread of AIDS. She gave a speech in front of a Democratic Convention and was a founder of an organization to stop the spread of AIDS. Glaser gives her personal life story about her fight with AIDS and the…

RUA: HIV/AIDS HIV, which stands for, human immunodeficiency virus is a virus caused by the HIV infection. AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which is caused by HIV. HIV is a virus meanwhile AIDS is more a syndrome. HIV triggers AIDS and interferes with the bodies’ ability to fight various infections (Johnson, 2015). Epidemiology of the disease HIV/AIDS is now a global pandemic. As of 2012 approximately 35.2 million people are living in the world with HIV globally.…

AIDS activist Mary Fisher delivered her “A Whisper of AIDS” speech on August 19th, 1992, to a Republican Houston audience. Just before, the AID’s epidemic had ravaged the United States, fueling widespread panic and discrimination. Throughout her speech, Fisher described the impact the disease has on infected and bystander alike, and her call to action from the Republican political leaders in office, to take a stand against the negative connotations subjected to people who have the disease.…

HIV is a virus, a member of the Lentivirus genus, that affects 36.7 million people and only 17 million of who are on antiretroviral treatment (World Health Organization, 2016). There is no cure for HIV, however a mixture of three antiretroviral drugs tends to be effective in controlling it (Lewis, 2011). HIV is a sexually transmitted disease meaning that it can only be transmitted via the exchange of body fluids…

The Hardship of Having HIV/AIDS Diseases and mental illnesses are constantly evolving in the United States. Many diseases that were not curable or that were hard to maintain can now be cured. Scientists are always looking for a new cure or more information about a disease. Years ago people would die from disease like smallpox or the bubonic plague but they are now almost unheard of. One disease that really evolved over time was HIV/AIDS. People used to think that only certain individuals are…

For many years, the biggest talk of all time has been about sex in my opinion. Whether this talk is on television, through music, in books and in almost every conversation of any typical teenager. When I step back and look at this topic, I ask myself, is sex really worth it? Why is sex so important to us? How come sex is “normal” to hear about on a daily basis? Sex comes with many risks and people do it anyway. This is what I want to get to the bottom of and understand why people do what they do…