Immunodeficiency

I can still hear the voices of my mentors telling me that the proficiency and dedication of an Emergency Health care worker is determined by the amount of blood or vomit they expose themselves to during a call. Hepatitis B, along with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), came into the consciousness of health care providers around 1985 with the passing of famous actor Rock Hudson. When early data to health care workers about HIV became available, it was undecided how this virus truly spread. As…

It is that time of year again. The time where the leaves change color, the temperatures go down, and everyone gets sick. The cold and flu season has arrived and everyone is at risk. Germs and viruses are being spread and many try to take the proper precaution to avoid them. One group that is particularly at risk is infants and newborn babies. Since their immune system is still developing and it is not as effective as that of an adult, infants can get sick easily and take long to recover from it…

person's body, so many diseases are potentially being spread that can lead to an increase of deaths in the area. Some of these diseases include; Necrotising Fasciitis, Septic Thrombophlebitis, Thrombophlebitis, Cellulitis, Tetanus, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), and Hepatitis. All of these diseases have a negative impact on the life of the person who is infected and some can even affect those who are close to the user.…

the time of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. “I live with a quiet ticking noise in the back of my head thinking that I am always running out of time” (qtd. in Anderson-Minshall). As it is defined in Aiken’s book Dying, Death, and Bereavement, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a virus which attacks the infected person’s immune system, making it incredibly difficult or even impossible to fight off even the most basic diseases. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, otherwise known as AIDS, may…

does HIVS affect you from smoking? People with HIV can a very bad health problem. When you are a smoker you can develop bad heart disease and other cancers. You can get smoking relations to HIVs like infections and other stuff. HIV is a Human immunodeficiency virus that is cause by other humans. If you have HIV you got to quite smoking so you are most likely to stop this…

Connection. Hence, Liver Health Connection utilizes the product of the research to educate providers, the community, and patients. As I indicated in my proposal, the first objective was to research about the Viral Hepatitis B (HBV) and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection Before the start of objective one, LHC provided me a lot of resources to excel how to navigate through many resource materials, databases, websites, webinars, and in person trainings. To accomplish this objective, I…

One relatively recent cause of the sharp decline in ape populations deals with poaching and kidnapping. The Great Ape Survival Partnership or (GASP) is an aid organization created by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). The purpose of the GASP is to protect apes and their habitats. Their website provides a wealth of information regarding the struggle of our closest living relatives and efforts made to turn back the tide of extinction. Over the past decade, there has been a…

Clostridium difficile (hereafter C. Difficile) is a bacteria that contributes to many diseases, the spectrum of disease can range from mild cases of diarrhea to more life threatening cases like pseudomembranous colitis to toxic megacolon (Kelly 2008). Since the 1970s the use of certain antibiotics such as clindamycin to treat other infectious diseases was shown to lead to more toxic strains of C. difficile. Starting in the 1980s, cephalosporins, were the new drug of preference to treat other…

Prostitution is illegal in the United States and is part of modern society. It is a controversial topic in the United States and the number of prostitutes is steadily increasing every year. Prostitution gives prostitutes a job and money and they are also known as the word “whore” and “hooker.” The legalization of prostitution has become more of a topic the public talks about. Prostitution is advertised on the internet on multiple different sites that the law cannot regulate. The adolescents in…

important for the nurse and the doctor to understand the importance of code-switching, which is changing language or tone for different audiences. A doctor would tell a patient that they have contracted HIV, rather than saying they have Human Immunodeficiency Virus. A patient would most likely not understand this type of terminology so the doctor would have to provide a simpler term. Language is an essential component when it comes to rhetorical situations. In writing it is important to…