Essays Tagged: "HIV/AIDS"

Tuberculosis

approximately 26,000 new cases of active disease each year. The increase in TB cases is related to HIV/AIDS, homelessness, drug abuse and immigration of persons with active infections.How is TB Contr ...

(6 pages) 164 0 4.1 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Aids

lude numerous tumorigenic viruses. During the 2000 year 5.3 million people were newly infected with HIV/AIDS. At the end of the 2000 year 36.1 million people will be living with HIV/AIDSWhere did it c ... tnatal therapy for the infant, must have contributed to protection.So far there is no real cure for HIV/AIDS. The only way to be perfectly safe is to practice abstinence and to only use sterile needle ...

(3 pages) 101 0 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Is More Than One Cause of AIDS Possible?

es A. Thomas, Jr., Kary B. Mullis, and Phillip E. Johnson(qtd. in Atwan)A homosexual male exits the HIV/AIDS testing center with a pale and sick look on his face. He has just been told that he is HIV ... he Helicon Foundation in San Diego and secretary of the Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV/AIDS Hypothesis; Kary B. Mullis, who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing the "po ...

(8 pages) 129 0 1.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AZT

(6 pages) 52 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Thinkers of the new. AIDS in Africa.

ns in order to make the world one. One of the issues that the world's nations are faced with is the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. Even though is can be targeted to one area, this is still a world issue ... gh the worlds nations are getting their acts together now, each day 15,000 people are affected with HIV/AIDS, so everyday that goes by, the numbers increase. Out if the 34.3 million people who are liv ...

(5 pages) 92 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: Possible Solutions and Causes.

ent, and a region that has cultural obstacles in the way of finding a solution to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, there is little hope if nothing is improved. Due to poor economic conditions and lack of e ... economic conditions and lack of ethical behaviors, Sub-Saharan Africa is losing its' fight against HIV/AIDS.Sub-Saharan Africa's economic situation has developed from various sources. Some of the cou ...

(9 pages) 194 2 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

HIV/AIDS - Description, causes, statistics etc.

HIV/AIDS is an epidemic that affects both men and women of all ages. It has an impact on many people ... s.In order to become infected, a person must get a sufficient amount of HIV into their bloodstream. HIV/AIDS is spread though semen, vaginal fluids, menstrual fluids and breast milk. HIV/AIDS is not s ...

(4 pages) 258 2 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS/HIV problem in South Africa. Tackling the problem from a new perspective.

lizationIs there a price for life? If so what is it? The issue here concerns South Africa's growing HIV/AIDS patients. The world non-the-less isn't doing much about the situation that only seems to be ... out the situation that only seems to be getting worse. South Africa already has the highest growing HIV/AIDS rate in the world. The pharmaceutical companies offered very little medical donations or he ...

(8 pages) 235 1 4.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The effects of AIDS and HIV in the world

es of the resources and capacities on which human security and development depend. In some regions, HIV/AIDS, in combination with other crises, is driving ever-larger parts of nations towards destitut ... th other crises, is driving ever-larger parts of nations towards destitution. The world stood by as HIV/AIDS swept through these countries. It cannot be allowed to turn a blind eye to an epidemic that ...

(2 pages) 107 1 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Our Crazy World - Technology, Iraq and Hiv/AIDS

t is so different to what it used to be. The advancement of technology, coupled with such things as HIV/AIDS or terrorism and America's retaliation (and the Iraq War), combines to form a mind boggling ... was killed rather than Bush.Of course there is also the deeply depressing part of our crazy world, HIV/AIDS.While we know for sure that someday Saddam and Bush will 'hit the bucket', AIDS may never g ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Report on various types of contreception.

9% effective as birth control. It does not protect against reproductive tract infections, including HIV/AIDS.Women who have following conditions cannot use a vaginal ring for contraception:*History of ... ective as birth control. The Pill does not protect against reproductive tract infections, including HIV/AIDS.Women who are over 35 and have any of the following conditions cannot take The Pill:*Histor ...

(3 pages) 46 1 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

STD prevention.

with only one partner-someone who only has sex with you. Also, keep in mind that some STDs, such as HIV/AIDS can be spread through the sharing of intravenous drug needles.In general, your risk of acqu ...

(7 pages) 201 3 4.4 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS epidemic in China.

he figure to reach one million by the year 2000.The fourteen years since the first reported case of HIV/AIDS in 1985 can be divided into three phases. The first phase, from 1985 to 1988, was character ... try, heterosexual contact is now the second main cause. Other factors contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS is a huge population of 160 million migrant workers, blood donation, and the inadequate con ...

(2 pages) 48 1 4.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Aids.

(5 pages) 113 0 4.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

HIV/AIDS epidemic - the major causes and possible correspondence.

Since the first clinical evidence of AIDS was reported two decades ago, HIV/AIDS has spread to every corner of the world. Economic insecurity, displacement caused by confli ... violence and abuse, and social exclusion are only part of the numerous factors contributing to the HIV/AIDS prevalence. HIV/AIDS affects both rich and poor citizens in both developed and developing c ... use of contraceptive devices are being an obstacle for the promotion of the sexual behavior.As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread, its association with drug use is becoming more apparent. It i ...

(3 pages) 109 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Anaylsis of HIV & AIDS in West Africa.

to other countries all over the world, with the continent of Africa having been affected the worst. HIV/AIDS has been predicted to be the world's worst epidemic since the bubonic plague killed million ... of economy, but it has also hindered the advancement of Africa's society as a whole. The number of HIV/AIDS victims is quickly rising in West Africa despite many of these countries having previously ...

(4 pages) 99 0 4.1 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Aids Funding.

Funding for HIV/AIDSThe HIV/AIDS epidemic begain in 1981. Since then more than 630 million people have been diag ... the monies are used overseas to battle the disease there, rather than in the US.A major source for HIV/AIDS funding goes to the ADAP, AIDS Drug Assisstance Program, which was formed in 1987. It's maj ... the reasearch of this disease. As 2002, there were about 900,000 people in the US alone living with HIV/AIDS.(Aldridge C, National ADAP Monitoring Project:Annual Report, 2002) The cost of treating a p ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

HIV in Africa

HIV in AfricaThe HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread rapidly around the world. More that 60 million people have been infecte ... e most severe results in the developing nations of the world. Over 95 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS live in low income countries, where it is difficult to gain access to the necessary medical ... ion, and has reduced the average life expectancy by 10 years. In 2001, 2.3 million Africans died of HIV/AIDS. The epidemic is hardest to fight in this region because the resources and money needed is ...

(1 pages) 69 2 3.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

AIDS: A Global Threat.

A- acquiredH- humanI- immune I- immunodeficiencyD- deficiencyV- virusS- syndromeWhat is HIV/AIDS?AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. This is a disease caused by HIV ... The average T-cell count for a healthy person is 800-1200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. The HIV/AIDS virus lowers the T-cell count, as a result of this the body is less able to fight cancers, ... of this the body is less able to fight cancers, sicknesses, and even the common cold. When you have HIV/AIDS your T-cell count is continually lowered, when it reaches 200 you are diagnosed with AIDS, ...

(8 pages) 142 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Aids in Africa

ent, and a region that has cultural obstacles in the way of finding a solution to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, there is little hope if nothing is improved. Due to poor economic conditions and lack of e ... economic conditions and lack of ethical behaviors, Sub-Saharan Africa is losing its' fight against HIV/AIDS.Sub-Saharan Africa's economic situation has developed from various sources. Some of the cou ...

(9 pages) 141 1 4.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases