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AIDS and HIV Essay
HIV, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a virus which damages and kills cells of the immune system. It attacks the T
–cells, key cells of the
immune system, and uses them to make copies of itself. After being infected with the virus it progressively interferes and eventually destroys the
immune system's ability to fight the anti–genes. HIV may develop into the syndrome AIDS, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is an STD
– a sexually transmitted disease – and therefore most commonly it is spread through sexual contact, and the virus mainly enters the body through the
penis, mouth, lining of the vagina or vulva during sexual activity. HIV can also be spread through sharing syringes or needles with someone who is
infected with the...show more content...
This often leads to them being treated differently and badly. Often, they get the denial of education for HIV positive children, the denial of equal
opportunities for employment and the lack of access to equal health care.
HIV is a virus that is spread almost all over the world. Although in some places health care isn't as developed and therefore it spreads more in those
regions. Sub–Saharan Africa holds more than 70%, 25 million, of all HIV positive people in the world. Second highest is Eastern Europe together
with Central Asia with 1.3 million. It is spread over most of the world, including Asia and the Pacific, the Caribbean, Central and South America, North
Africa and the Middle East and Western and Central Europe ("The Regional Picture").
Currently, there are no vaccines and no cures for HIV or AIDS, although scientists are researching and finding new drugs and treatments. So far,
scientists have discovered a variety of drugs and medication that can be used to control and slow the virus and the progression of the disease. There
are some drugs which interfere with the virus ability to make copies of itself by disabling a protein it needs, like Non–nucleoside reverse transcriptase
inhibitors. If someone is diagnosed with HIV, it is important to start with treatments as soon as possible.
In Sweden, where I live, the disease is not even seen as deadly anymore. Only approximately 6,500 Swedes are today infected
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Aids Essay
riateness to introduce control measures in that country
RISK ASSESSMENT
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV
infection. HIV is transmitted through contact with the blood, semen, genital fluids, or breast milk of a person infected with HIV. Having unprotected
sex and sharing needles or syringes with a person infected with HIV are the most common ways HIV is spread. HIV destroys CD4+ T–cells. These are
a type of white blood cell that are a part of your immune system and help fight infections. When the HIV virus enters a CD4+ T–cell, HIV uses the
CD4+ cells to make copies of itself, and then destroys the CD4+ cells. Left...show more content...
In East and Southern Africa young women will acquire HIV five to seven years earlier than their male peers (Dellar et al., 2015). In 2015, there
were on average 4,500 new HIV infections among young women every week, double the number in young men (UNAIDS (2016). In west and central
Africa, 64% of new HIV infections among young people in 2015 occurred among young women (UNAIDS (2016).
HIV/AIDS is widely perceived to be an outcome of sexual excess and low moral character. At the time when those infected really need social support
the most, people living with HIV/AIDS who reveal their status are often subjugated to victimization and discrimination (Rankin et al., 2005). This
happens everywhere starting from their own homes, within the communities they live in, as well as at work. Consequently, there is a strong culture of
silence by people living with HIV/AIDS because of fear of rejection and isolation from both close relatives and the community at large.
CONTENT
WHO
We choose women of reproductive age to be our primary target audience because of their social and biological vulnerability of suffering from sexual
violence. Once they contract the disease, there is a high chance that it will be passed to their offspring.
WHAT
Our message mainly focuses on informing the audience about the common risk factors that may cause HIV/AIDS. Actions to be taken include having
safe
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Aids : Hiv / Aids Essay
Lauren Kennedy
United States
HIV/AIDS
Part 1: Background of Topic: What became later known as aids was detected in West Africa when scientists identified a species of chimpanzees that had
a version of this virus in their immune system. They later found out that the disease was transmitted to humans and created into HIV when people
hunted these animals for food and came in contact with their infected blood. Decade after decade this illness swooped over Africa like a blanket and
began to spread to other countries. The first case of aids was in 1959 when a man's blood sample was contaminated with HIV. What we didn't know was
how he became infected. "Genetic analysis of this blood sample suggested that HIV–1 may have stemmed from a single virus in the late 1940s or early
1950s." Cited from The Aids Institute online. Estimated to start since 1930 now every nation has been corrupted with this illness already killing 21.8
million people since the epidemic began. The infection spread so quickly from our inability to know how you are able to get the STD and our
unawareness that it existed. It is spread through sex (body fluids), breast feeding, and sharing injected drug equipment, manly needles. According to the
Kaiser Family Foundation. "There were 35.0 million people living with HIV in 2013, up from 29.8 million in 2001, the result of continuing new
infections, people living longer with HIV, and general population growth."
Part 2: United Nations Involvement: Over the decades
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HIV and AIDS Essay
HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses
the energy and nutrients provided by those cells to grow and reproduce. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease in which the body's
immune system breaks down and is unable to fight off certain infections, known as "opportunistic infections," and other illnesses that take advantage of
a weakened immune system. When a person is infected with HIV, the virus enters the body and lives and multiplies primarily in the white blood cells.
These are the immune cells that normally protect us from disease.
The hallmark of HIV infection is the progressive loss of a specific...show more content...
Most of them do not know they carry HIV and may be spreading the virus to others. Here in the U.S., nearly one million people have HIV infection or
AIDS, or roughly one out of every 250 people. At least 40,000 Americans become newly infected with HIV each year, and it is estimated that half of
all people with HIV in the U.S. have not been tested and do not know they are carrying the virus.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, AIDS has killed more than 30 million people worldwide, including more than 500,000 Americans. AIDS has
replaced malaria and tuberculosis as the world's deadliest infectious disease among adults and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Over 13
million children have been orphaned by the epidemic. A person who is HIV–infected carries the virus in certain body fluids, including blood, semen,
vaginal secretions, and breast milk. The virus can be transmitted only if such HIV–infected fluids enter the bloodstream of another person. This kind of
direct entry can occur (1) through the linings of the vagina, rectum, mouth, and the opening at the tip of the penis; (2) through intravenous injection
with a syringe; or (3) through a break in the skin, such as a cut or sore. Usually, HIV is transmitted through:
Unprotected sexual intercourse (either vaginal or anal) with someone who is HIV infected.
Women are at greater risk of HIV infection through vaginal sex than men, although
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Hiv/Aids Essay
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS
Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) brings a lot of cruel thoughts to an individual's mind
because of the amount of misconceptions about this disease. An example of this would be that there are a lot of people that will say you shouldn't
share a drink with someone who has HIV or AIDS because of the risk of contracting the virus, which is untrue. A person will not contract the virus
from sharing a drink, or utensil or even from kissing. Another common misconception is that sharing a razor can also transmit HIV or AIDS. For
hygienic purposes sharing a razor is not a good idea in the first place but you cannot contract HIV from doing so. With this being said there are...show
more content...
Two of the five men had died by the time the report was published, which marks the first official reporting of what became known as the AIDS
epidemic. By the end of 1981 there were a cumulative total of 270 reported cases of AIDS among gay men, and 121 of those individuals also died
that year. It was not until January 1983 that there were reported cases of AIDS in female sexual partners of males that also had the virus. March
4th in another edition of the Morbidity and Mortality reported that AIDS may be caused by an infectious agent that could be transmitted sexually
or through exposure to blood and also provided recommendations for preventing transmission. Finally in September 1983 the CDC identified all the
major routes of HIV transmission and ruled out transmission by casual contact, food, water, air, or environmental surface. By 1986 more than
38000 cases of AIDS or HIV have been reported from 85 different countries. A year later the first drug was approved for treating AIDS, which was
called ATZ. Shockingly it was estimated that by 1990 8 million people worldwide were living with HIV or AIDS, and by 1997 22 million. The
number of estimated infected people continues to drastically jump to 33 million by 2007. This is a very brief history in truthfulness every year there
has been some type of progress with these diseases, but to date there is still no cure. (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Based on the studies from the 2011 HIV prevalence and
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AIDS And HIV Essay

  • 1. AIDS and HIV Essay HIV, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a virus which damages and kills cells of the immune system. It attacks the T –cells, key cells of the immune system, and uses them to make copies of itself. After being infected with the virus it progressively interferes and eventually destroys the immune system's ability to fight the anti–genes. HIV may develop into the syndrome AIDS, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is an STD – a sexually transmitted disease – and therefore most commonly it is spread through sexual contact, and the virus mainly enters the body through the penis, mouth, lining of the vagina or vulva during sexual activity. HIV can also be spread through sharing syringes or needles with someone who is infected with the...show more content... This often leads to them being treated differently and badly. Often, they get the denial of education for HIV positive children, the denial of equal opportunities for employment and the lack of access to equal health care. HIV is a virus that is spread almost all over the world. Although in some places health care isn't as developed and therefore it spreads more in those regions. Sub–Saharan Africa holds more than 70%, 25 million, of all HIV positive people in the world. Second highest is Eastern Europe together with Central Asia with 1.3 million. It is spread over most of the world, including Asia and the Pacific, the Caribbean, Central and South America, North Africa and the Middle East and Western and Central Europe ("The Regional Picture"). Currently, there are no vaccines and no cures for HIV or AIDS, although scientists are researching and finding new drugs and treatments. So far, scientists have discovered a variety of drugs and medication that can be used to control and slow the virus and the progression of the disease. There are some drugs which interfere with the virus ability to make copies of itself by disabling a protein it needs, like Non–nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. If someone is diagnosed with HIV, it is important to start with treatments as soon as possible. In Sweden, where I live, the disease is not even seen as deadly anymore. Only approximately 6,500 Swedes are today infected Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Aids Essay riateness to introduce control measures in that country RISK ASSESSMENT HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV is transmitted through contact with the blood, semen, genital fluids, or breast milk of a person infected with HIV. Having unprotected sex and sharing needles or syringes with a person infected with HIV are the most common ways HIV is spread. HIV destroys CD4+ T–cells. These are a type of white blood cell that are a part of your immune system and help fight infections. When the HIV virus enters a CD4+ T–cell, HIV uses the CD4+ cells to make copies of itself, and then destroys the CD4+ cells. Left...show more content... In East and Southern Africa young women will acquire HIV five to seven years earlier than their male peers (Dellar et al., 2015). In 2015, there were on average 4,500 new HIV infections among young women every week, double the number in young men (UNAIDS (2016). In west and central Africa, 64% of new HIV infections among young people in 2015 occurred among young women (UNAIDS (2016). HIV/AIDS is widely perceived to be an outcome of sexual excess and low moral character. At the time when those infected really need social support the most, people living with HIV/AIDS who reveal their status are often subjugated to victimization and discrimination (Rankin et al., 2005). This happens everywhere starting from their own homes, within the communities they live in, as well as at work. Consequently, there is a strong culture of silence by people living with HIV/AIDS because of fear of rejection and isolation from both close relatives and the community at large. CONTENT WHO We choose women of reproductive age to be our primary target audience because of their social and biological vulnerability of suffering from sexual violence. Once they contract the disease, there is a high chance that it will be passed to their offspring. WHAT Our message mainly focuses on informing the audience about the common risk factors that may cause HIV/AIDS. Actions to be taken include having safe Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Aids : Hiv / Aids Essay Lauren Kennedy United States HIV/AIDS Part 1: Background of Topic: What became later known as aids was detected in West Africa when scientists identified a species of chimpanzees that had a version of this virus in their immune system. They later found out that the disease was transmitted to humans and created into HIV when people hunted these animals for food and came in contact with their infected blood. Decade after decade this illness swooped over Africa like a blanket and began to spread to other countries. The first case of aids was in 1959 when a man's blood sample was contaminated with HIV. What we didn't know was how he became infected. "Genetic analysis of this blood sample suggested that HIV–1 may have stemmed from a single virus in the late 1940s or early 1950s." Cited from The Aids Institute online. Estimated to start since 1930 now every nation has been corrupted with this illness already killing 21.8 million people since the epidemic began. The infection spread so quickly from our inability to know how you are able to get the STD and our unawareness that it existed. It is spread through sex (body fluids), breast feeding, and sharing injected drug equipment, manly needles. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation. "There were 35.0 million people living with HIV in 2013, up from 29.8 million in 2001, the result of continuing new infections, people living longer with HIV, and general population growth." Part 2: United Nations Involvement: Over the decades Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. HIV and AIDS Essay HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients provided by those cells to grow and reproduce. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease in which the body's immune system breaks down and is unable to fight off certain infections, known as "opportunistic infections," and other illnesses that take advantage of a weakened immune system. When a person is infected with HIV, the virus enters the body and lives and multiplies primarily in the white blood cells. These are the immune cells that normally protect us from disease. The hallmark of HIV infection is the progressive loss of a specific...show more content... Most of them do not know they carry HIV and may be spreading the virus to others. Here in the U.S., nearly one million people have HIV infection or AIDS, or roughly one out of every 250 people. At least 40,000 Americans become newly infected with HIV each year, and it is estimated that half of all people with HIV in the U.S. have not been tested and do not know they are carrying the virus. Since the beginning of the epidemic, AIDS has killed more than 30 million people worldwide, including more than 500,000 Americans. AIDS has replaced malaria and tuberculosis as the world's deadliest infectious disease among adults and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Over 13 million children have been orphaned by the epidemic. A person who is HIV–infected carries the virus in certain body fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk. The virus can be transmitted only if such HIV–infected fluids enter the bloodstream of another person. This kind of direct entry can occur (1) through the linings of the vagina, rectum, mouth, and the opening at the tip of the penis; (2) through intravenous injection with a syringe; or (3) through a break in the skin, such as a cut or sore. Usually, HIV is transmitted through: Unprotected sexual intercourse (either vaginal or anal) with someone who is HIV infected. Women are at greater risk of HIV infection through vaginal sex than men, although Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Hiv/Aids Essay HIV/AIDS AWARENESS Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) brings a lot of cruel thoughts to an individual's mind because of the amount of misconceptions about this disease. An example of this would be that there are a lot of people that will say you shouldn't share a drink with someone who has HIV or AIDS because of the risk of contracting the virus, which is untrue. A person will not contract the virus from sharing a drink, or utensil or even from kissing. Another common misconception is that sharing a razor can also transmit HIV or AIDS. For hygienic purposes sharing a razor is not a good idea in the first place but you cannot contract HIV from doing so. With this being said there are...show more content... Two of the five men had died by the time the report was published, which marks the first official reporting of what became known as the AIDS epidemic. By the end of 1981 there were a cumulative total of 270 reported cases of AIDS among gay men, and 121 of those individuals also died that year. It was not until January 1983 that there were reported cases of AIDS in female sexual partners of males that also had the virus. March 4th in another edition of the Morbidity and Mortality reported that AIDS may be caused by an infectious agent that could be transmitted sexually or through exposure to blood and also provided recommendations for preventing transmission. Finally in September 1983 the CDC identified all the major routes of HIV transmission and ruled out transmission by casual contact, food, water, air, or environmental surface. By 1986 more than 38000 cases of AIDS or HIV have been reported from 85 different countries. A year later the first drug was approved for treating AIDS, which was called ATZ. Shockingly it was estimated that by 1990 8 million people worldwide were living with HIV or AIDS, and by 1997 22 million. The number of estimated infected people continues to drastically jump to 33 million by 2007. This is a very brief history in truthfulness every year there has been some type of progress with these diseases, but to date there is still no cure. (Public Health Agency of Canada) Based on the studies from the 2011 HIV prevalence and Get more content on HelpWriting.net