World AIDS Day

Discrimination has been around for a considerable amount of time. However, there have been improvements the way society deals with discrimination, we still have a very long way to go. The gay and lesbian (LGBT) community have faced many forms of discrimination, especially when it comes to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus weakness the immune system to where a common cold could be fatal. HIV is very common in the LGBT community. It is passed by having unsafe sexual…

intention to perform safe sex. This has also aided in understanding the socio-cognitive processes relating to intervention. To further support the TPB the health behaviour in deciding to carry a condom is a function responding to social norms, which aids in the intervention. In this longitudinal study Broaddus et al. (2011) reported that earlier studies indicated weakness in the TPB. The constructs were a concept that were…

spread and contracted by humans. Unlike many other viruses that are transmitted HIV has the potential to hide from the human immune system, which prevents the virus from being destroyed. HIV does this by synthesizing a protein known as Nef. This protein aids the virus by convincing the host cell that the virus is actually part of the normal cellular waste, rather than displaying it on the surface of the host cell to be recognized and destroyed. Once the viral RNA is inside the host cell it does…

discovered in 1981 during the beginning of the global HIV pandemic. During this time, cases of KS were rare. According to The American Cancer Society, “there were only two cases of KS found for every million people in the United States; yet, when the AIDS epidemic arrived, the rate of KS cases rapidly increased. By the 1990’s, KS was present in 47 cases per million people, and individuals with HIV had a 50% chance of developing it.” (“What is…

For the better part of the last three decades, HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic that has robbed many people of their loved ones. Whether directly or indirectly, the pandemic has touched each of our lives and it has become increasingly urgent that new ways are developed to combat and eventually eradicate the disease. HIV/AIDS is made up of two acronyms. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. As the name suggests, it is a virus which attacks blood cells killing the immune system and…

because there are a lot of teens are getting pregnant, STDs, and STIs. Students need information about in order to make choices, understand the risks, and see the long-term consequences of it. Peer pressure is not something easy to deal with. Now and days peer pressure is like a trend in society. Peer pressure can come to you in a variety of ways. It can come from social media…

ulceration. However after the incubation period, people infected with the bacteria will develop 1 to 6 different clinical symptoms depending on the portal of entry. Typically the incubation period falls anywhere between 1 to 21 days, however symptoms generally appear within 2 to 5 days of introduction to the body. Depending on the portal of entry, the symptoms will differ. For example, if it is entered through skin, there will be a presence of skin lesions and swollen glands. If it is…

1. Antibiotic resistance is a big problem and one that is getting worse. Use the CDC site or other sources to answer these questions about antibiotic resistance. Please site your sources. Answer each part in 2-3 sentences. (2 points) CDC site: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html a. Briefly describe practices that are contributing to antibiotic resistance. First, it must be understood that antibiotic resistance happens to some degree no matter what since bacteria are constantly…

programs are ineffective, while giving feedback to improve the regulations and programs in the future. My independent variables are 1) The enforcement of public health systems and practices, 2) The enforcement of Criminal Transmission laws, 3) HIV/AIDS counseling. My dependent variable is the transmission of HIV, which will increase or decrease depending on how effective these regulations and programs are. Our goal in this research is to test the following…

In the cases of Haines, Hinkhouse, and Smallwood they are all being charged with attempted murder. In the case of Haines he was being charged with attempted murder, because he had the knowledge of caring AIDS and was spraying his blood to a police officer with the intention to infect him with AIDS. The case of Hinkhouse he was being charged because he failed to inform his parole officer he was having unprotected sex with different sexual partners knowing he had HIV, therefore breaking a signed…