Immunodeficiency

The Fight Against Aids It was August 19 when the famous Mary Fischer gave her historic Whisper of the Aids Speech. She gave it at the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas. At the time back then speeches were not usually given but she took the chance. When she first started speaking nobody was listening to her but as she kept on speaking. She stilled the noisy crowd and everyone had her undivided attention. In my source, Defined by words not a disease, Shaw wrote that “TWENTY…

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus responsible for causing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The virus leaves the human immune system weak and renders infected individuals vulnerable to other illnesses. HIV has been thought to have originated on the African continent and is becoming an increasing medical issue there. The documentary AIDS in Africa details the rise and impact of the rate of HIV infection and AIDS throughout the African continent. In the documentary, various…

Chlamydia is caused by infection with Chlamydia Trachomatis causing Cervicitis and Urethritis. Chlamydia is spread through unprotected sexual contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, and anus of the infected person/partner. It can also be spread from mother to baby during childbirth. Symptoms for males diagnosed with Chlamydia are thick yellow-green discharge, painful urine, pain in testicles, and rectal pain/discharge. Symptoms for females are vaginal discharge, painful urination, lower…

life-threatening infection caused by a fungal microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci. Initially observed in premature and malnourished infants, 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…

The Lethal Pandemic- HIV/AIDS Ranudi Jayatilake Research choice Aids is the last stage in an advancement of diseases resulting from a viral infection known as the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV/AIDS Virus. There is nor cure or a vaccine to prevent the virus resulting it to be deadly. (Health central,2017). However, it is only spread by contact of bodily fluids like semen, blood or vaginal secretions therefore can be prevented by safe sex practices and not exchanging needles…

many cases it can be hard to know exactly what degree of positive impact is had on peoples lives due to qualitative data. Research has been conducted on effectiveness HIV treatments and found to be successful at delaying the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (Pisani, 2010). When looking at social services it is more important to analyze the accessibility people living with HIV have to treatment and other aid that lowers the transmission of the disease. Programs such as Evidence…

result in high number of orphans, vulnerable children, child and youth headed households, skipped generations and single parent household 1.4. Definitions of concepts According Kalichman (2005:1) HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency. It is the virus that causes AIDS. Immunodeficiency refers to a reduction in the ability of function properly thus making someone unable to fight off disease that would not normally develop. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Deficiency Syndrome which refers to an…

When a child is diagnosed with a life threatening diseases their immune systems are sometimes compromised. What this means is their bodies natural ability to fight off infections and diseases is greatly reduced or reduced so much that it is almost nonexistent. There are many different diseases and conditions a person can have that can lead to a compromised immune system. A few of them often present in children include cancer and organ transplants. Some children are also born with immune systems…

My colors sure are hidden! Hidden colors is a documentary backing up the truth of our people of color around the world. The information is discussed through scholars, historians, and social commentators who know the amazing facts of our history. The facts given through this documentary had me questioning everything I have ever learned in a normal history class. For example I was taught “Christopher Columbus discovered America”. When America was already inhabited by Native Americans long before…

Fear, Ignorance & Myths=Epidemic Proportions A deadly disease spread faster than the science to treat and explain it, but years would go by before the American people would demand to know why, thereby creating a perfect storm. Fear and ignorance such as the idea that HIV was a gay person’s disease and contracting it was God’s punishment would fuel the power vacuum that allowed HIV rates to rise to epidemic proportions. Ultimately, because the American public believed this myth, these factors…