Immunodeficiency

We have been fighting to find a cure for HIV for a long time. HIV is a retrovirus that attacks cells of the immune system. Leading to a loss of immune function and the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome also know as (AIDS). The reason we are coming to you is because we need your help to better lives and the future. We want you to donate money to this to make history and saves lives, but before you make your decision lets get a clear understanding of what HIV really is. HIV has…

Sero-prevalence and Trends of Transfusion transmitted Infections among 706853 Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur Introduction: Blood Transfusion Services is an essential part of the National Health Service. There is no substitute for Blood and its components. Blood transfusion is lifesaving in some situations as well as it has potential life threatening hazards. Transfusion of unscreened blood and its components significantly exposes the patient to potential risk of transmitting…

Explain- There are many consequences of unprotected sex, such as teen pregnancy and STD’s. There are many kinds of STD’s out there, but some of them are chlamydia, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, syphilis, and genital herpes. Teenagers make up a large portion of the nation’s cases of STD’s (Samuels 12). 2.5 million to 3 million adolescents are infected with STDs each year, that makes 25 percent of the 12 million people…

Introduction Substance abuse is a nation-wide phenomenon – with an increase in both drug users and manufacturers in Canada, effective harm reduction strategies are in high demand (Howlett, Giovannetti, Vanderklippe, & Perreaux, 2016; Kerr et al., 2009; Lunn & Zimonjic, 2016; CBC News, 2009). With the highest rate of drug related crimes committed in British Columbia, Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is home to one of the country's largest populations of illicit drug users (Kerr et al., 2009; Cotter,…

provide better living conditions for those who are currently living with HIV related illnesses. HIV and AIDS are often used synonymously and although they have corresponding effects on the human body, they differ in several ways. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that can only infect human beings and can be compared to the flu or the common cold in the way that HIV destroys cells and they are both infections caused by viruses. This virus has an effect on the body that weakens the…

“My disease is as rare as it is famous” (Yoon 4). In the young adult romance novel Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon writes about Madeline Whittier, a book lover, who has what is known as the “bubble baby disease.” This disease does not allow her to leave her house; and she hadn’t for seventeen years. Nicola Yoon, born in 1972 in Jamaica, published her debut novel Everything, Everything in 2015. The plot of this novel was very predictable. It was inevitable that Madeline would fall deeply in…

are common among occupational health care globally. Accidental exposure to blood usually caused by needle injuries or sharps injuries. Such incidents carry great risk of transmission of fatal like hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The main alarming is when exposure to blood or other body fluids of another person who may have any infectious disease. Therefore health care workers should have ample knowledge about their risk and constantly to take…

Heroin is flowing in the streets of the suburbs that surround our schools, where teens and young adults are dying of overdoses daily. I am talking about the heroin epidemic, a silent disease that has risen yet again. There is not enough awareness nor help for opiate addiction and the users that succumb to its temptation. Heroin use has drastically increased 63 percent over the past decade, and with that the overdoses have doubled (Curry, 2015). It is a common misconception that heroin is…

Have you ever wondered why so many teenage girls wind up pregnant? Why so many are not graduating high school or going to college? If the answer is yes to the questions, it is because many of them are not being educated at home about contraception. This is something that every parent dreads talking about with their teenage daughter, but is something that needs to mentioned if the teenager plans not to practice abstinence. If you are comfortable having this conversation with teenagers about birth…

The growing HIV rates within MSM are so severe that studies have been conducted to explore the possible factors that are leading to the growing rates. A study conducted in Los Angeles that involved 797 MSM and MSM/W from the Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV-Cooperative Agreement Program found that the reason people lack awareness “of HIV status may be due to stigma” (14). With the use of the Internalized Homonegativity index, researchers found that “anti-gay attitudes and perceptions…