World AIDS Day

What is Aids? The full form of aids is (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). This is not a disease by itself but when a person contracts HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) the body starts getting weak. This disease is contracted through blood and sexual fluids. HIV affects the immune system called the immunodeficiency. The person with HIV gets frequently ill from disease that would not generally affect normal person. HIV starts to affect the immune cells called the CDT4 cells and slowly…

before? Have you been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? This terrible syndrome can make you feel so isolated that even your own parents shun you. Mainly passed around by doing drugs or through sex. Many famous people have been diagnosed with this disease and have died because there is no cure. HIV/AIDS is known for making people feel isolated in American society. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is a very serious matter and is…

The dos and don’ts of preventing STIs World Aids Day on December 1 serves as a reminder that you need to understand the dos and don’ts of preventing STIs. Our Round Rock obgyns are always available to answer questions and provide confidential diagnosis and treatment for women who are concerned about STIs. STIs, or sexually transmitted infections, are transmitted through sexual contact. Millions of people contract an STI each year. In addition to HIV/AIDs, women may…

the poverty that goes on around the world? From killings to diseases to starvation, there are plenty of factors that cause poverty to occur. Africa has one of the highest poverty rates in the world, considering that they are also one of the poorest countries in the world. It is not there that they live in poverty; it is their economy and environment. Africa is a country living in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as living on $1.25 or less a day. 414 million people and counting…

manufacturers, Tenvir-EM vs Truvada is fairly equal. Both Gilead Sciences and Cipla Pharmaceuticals create a similar, high-quality product. Statistics and Facts The FDA approved Truvada in 2012 for usage in PrEP treatments If the pill is taken 7 days a week consistently, the estimated level of protection from HIV is 99% In the past four years, more than 79,000 people have started taking Truvada. This number comes from Gilead Sciences. Other researchers say the number is much higher, as Gilead…

results are given to the person in 20 minutes. An RNA test used to detect the test directly which is different then the other test because the other test look for antibodies the body produce against HIV. The test can give correct result within 10 days of being…

from cancer and about 3 million people die from HIV/AIDS these are the most common known terminal illnesses. Most people are even uncomfortable talking about these illnesses let alone how painful they can be to live through and how physicians assisted suicide could help. These illnesses are 2 of the most commonly known illnesses for being impossibly painful and for people having to suffer through them because they have no cure. In the end days of life with these illnesses people suffer through…

common knowledge that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has no cure and will always be impossible to cure. However, contrary to these beliefs, someone has been cured of HIV-AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome). In 1995, Timothy Ray Brown had contracted and was tested positive for HIV-AIDS. Brown was able to lead a normal life until 2006 when he was told that he had leukemia. Gero Hutter, Timothy Brown’s oncologist, told Brown what they had to do to get him…

Origin of the AIDS Pandemic In modern day Congo in the capital city Kinshasa, formally known as Leopoldville, a group of professionals in a laboratory, collected samples that inadvertently changed the origins of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus since its emergence has spread throughout the entire world, causing the rise of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic. There are many different theories on the origins of the HIV infection that caused for the AIDs…

infected person may not show any symptoms. However, some people may experience flu-like symptoms. As the cell count declines below 200, the person is then diagnosed with AIDS (CD4 Count). This is the final stage of HIV. The body is very susceptible to all types of diseases that would otherwise be difficult to contract. Indicators of AIDS include, but are not limited to: “rapid weight loss, memory loss, depression, reoccurring fever, extreme tiredness, colored blotches on or under the skin,…