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Pathogens cause disease and can only survive if they continue to multiply and transfer to other organisms; pathogenicity’s purpose is transmission, this can be seen due to the many ways of transmission done various diseases. The transmission of disease can happen many ways, but is vital to the survival and the spread of the diseases. This can be seen in the transmission of Vibrio cholera, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria. Without transmission a disease will not survive, it cannot…

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…

a) Causes Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner eyelid (Stevens, 2008). Conjunctivitis can be caused from many sources. These include bacteria, viruses and irritations. Irritations can be caused from allergic reactions to various things such as pollen and grass, irritation can also be caused from foreign objects in your eye such as chemicals (Durning, 2013). Unlike irritation, bacterial and viral…

potentially made a significant advancement for our nation. Now, instead of progressing our nation further, the young woman could possibly go on welfare, allowing the community to be accountable for her, which would ultimately hurt the economy. HIV and AIDS are a very widespread disease throughout the community. As soon as a young adolescent has unprotected sex, they allow themselves to give this infection to an…

In the medical field, there has been a major debate for many, many years about gay men being able to donate blood. Studies have shown that gay men are at a higher risk of having sexually transmitted diseases. With this higher risk, the Food and Drug Association has put a ban that if any gay man comes to donate blood he has to be denied because of his sexual orientation. Many people feel like this is discrimination against homosexuals and that it is wrong for the Food and Drug Association should…

Mary Fisher, an American political activist, addresses a worldwide illness at the 1992 Republican National Convention Address in Houston, Texas. At the time, AIDS was a new epidemic; responsible for affecting millions of people and being the death cause of much more. As a result, stereotypes about AIDS had risen, bringing nothing but fear to society. Fisher notices America’s great lack of knowledge towards this disease and the difficulties that come along when it is time to talk about it. She…

known as AIDS, is a serious medical condition that has spread from Central Africa to the rest of the world. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, however, not everyone gets AIDS from HIV. “AIDS is the stage of infection that occurs when your immune system is badly damaged and you become vulnerable to opportunistic infections. When the number of your CD4 cells falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood (200 cells/mm3), you are considered to have progressed to AIDS” (What is…

Brown, A., Gill, O., & Delpech, V. (2013). HIV treatment and prevention among MSM in the UK: HIV Medicine, 14(9), 563-570. • In the UK, free HIV consideration is given through devoted HIV centers. Utilizing the national accomplice of men who engage in sexual relations with men (MSM) with analyzed HIV disease and appraisals of the quantity of undiscovered men, we evaluated whether high maintenance in HIV consideration and treatment scope is adequate to lessen HIV transmission. The quantity of…

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Treponema pallidum. Anyone who is sexually active may catch syphilis, but those at greater risk include: people diagnosed with any STD, people with a sex partner diagnosed with any STD, people with more than one sex partner, people with a new sex partner, or people who exchange sex for money or drugs. Syphilis is spread directly from person to person by direct contact with an infectious lesion. The…