2008). Indeed better screening is necessary due to the number of false-negatives from women with precancerous lesions among the most frequent reasons of medical malpractice in the United States (Steben, M. et al. 2007). In the case of having a tiss Continue Reading...
13-15). Individuals who come to women's or STD clinics may not be representative of the population, and may be more likely to manifest prevalence of the ailment or not to manifest prevalence because of more frequent testing. Secondly, an additional Continue Reading...
A person infected with HIV is able to transmit the virus to others at any time, as it is impossible to totally rid the body of the virus. There is currently no cure for HIV. Drugs used to treat HIV may be able to decrease the number of the virus by Continue Reading...
Chlamydia Trachomatis Scientific Details Life Cycle of Chlamydia Trachomatis in the Human Body Infection & Symptoms Diagnosis Screening Prevention of Chlamydia Infection Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium, has a tendency to infect the colu Continue Reading...
The newest is the nucleic acid amplification test. It has 92-96% sensitivity and 94-99% specificity, as compared with culture tests (Norris). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the maintenance of a low threshold to physicians Continue Reading...
WA 2 social sciences Genital herpes affliction owing to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), causes ill health and even death across the globe. Although in most cases symptoms are not found, the possibility o Continue Reading...
HIV testing/Screening be made part of Primary Prevention? This analysis backs up research on behavioral interventions that lower HIV transmission. The aim of the analysis are to reinforce interdisciplinary research that develops, implements, and ev Continue Reading...
Epidemiology of HIV Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Description of HIV HIV is short for human immunodeficiency virus, and it the viral infection that can lead to AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The HIV virus remains in the body Continue Reading...
AIDS on South African Development Today, the chromium, platinum, gold and diamond mining sectors provide the largest percentage of export revenues for South Africa. One of the inevitable consequences of these natural resource extraction industries Continue Reading...
In this regard, Hackl and her colleagues emphasize, "Women who share their HIV or AIDS diagnosis with family or friends risk stigmatization (including reactions of fear, shock, and blame), isolation (as a result of others' fears of casual transmissi Continue Reading...
AIDS and Dating This will be an opinion sheet on the r-strategists and k-strategists as they apply to the current aids epidemic and dating. In the good-ole days, American society used to be staunch k-strategists in regard to dating and the sexual r Continue Reading...
HIV Risk Prevention: Educating Minority Adolescents Fighting HIV / AIDS involves no less than changing our whole sexual culture." Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, feels that what is most vital is that preventive education be stressed into y Continue Reading...
As it has been used, it has been shown to be particularly successful in preventing cervical cancer in young women patients. Three authors write, "In clinical trials, the vaccine has been 100% effective in preventing the 2 types of HPV (types 16 and Continue Reading...
The second session had camera instruction. The third session had each participant given a camera and they were instructed to "(t)ake pictures of the challenges and solution in addressing HIV and AIDS" (Mitchell et al., 2005). The fourth session saw Continue Reading...
jci.org/cgi/content/full/116/5/1167. In 2006, an estimated 9,710 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, and an estimated 3,700 women will die from this disease. Globally, cervical cancer is the second most common c Continue Reading...
Hepatitis C What is the leading cause of liver disease? What could cause so many people to require liver transplants? Most people on the street today would think that the answer to those questions would be alcoholism. And, although alcohol does do i Continue Reading...
Origin of HIV The mystery of HIV and its origins is one that cannot be easily solved. In the thirty-odd years which have passed since the official recognition of AIDS by the CDC and the subsequent search for its cause, various theories have been flo Continue Reading...
prevent AIDS in the Gay community In all culture sex among men is present. The receptive companion is at the risk of carrying a HIV transmission if involved in anal sex and when unshielded. In some parts of the world the HIV transmission is mainly Continue Reading...
The primary method used by the program will be an advertising campaign that addresses the need for behavioral change by the delivery of a personal message to the target audience, which has been shown to be highly effective in other areas (Singh, 201 Continue Reading...
prokaryotes consist of millions of genetically distinct unicellular organisms. A procaryotic cell has five essential structural components: a genome (DNA), ribosomes, cell membrane, cell wall, and some sort of surface layer which may or may not be a Continue Reading...
AIDS in Urban, Black America THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN URBAN, BLACK AMERICA Most people think of the AIDS epidemic as something that happens only in Africa, and they do not realize how many people in this country must struggle with the disease. The prob Continue Reading...
Health Promotion: American HIV Prevention in an Era of False Security - an Investigative Study AIDS is one of the most dangerous diseases to affect humankind. AIDS awareness is best-funded and best-taught in the United States of America. This reali Continue Reading...
A hemophiliac, young Ryan had contracted the disease through the infusion of blood resources that had long served as his life force; and then that life force, infected with HIV, failed him (Levitt & Rosenthal, 1999). As the young boy bravely fac Continue Reading...
Thus, a diagnosis of Hepatitis C might not warrant any treatment intervention other than close monitoring of liver function. When the virus remains in the body, the disease progresses to its chronic phase. According to the Centers for Disease Contro Continue Reading...
hepatitis of the liver and how they are transmitted to how we can find a remedy to slow down the deterioration process if not cure it completely. Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Causes of hepatitis B Transmission of hepatitis B Symptoms Tes Continue Reading...
" While it is true that some plane crashes cannot be prevented, there are measures that can be taken to ensure that when a crash does occur, the proper help gets to the scene in time. The first secondary measure for a plane crash is "Foster informed Continue Reading...
In other words, people become so depressed and fall into such a state of despair upon hearing that they have HIV that their immune system is weakened, which is the real cause of developing AIDS. Null blames doctors for creating a self-fulfilling pr Continue Reading...
graphs were complied from the results of the demographic breakdown of people who tested for HIV in a study conducted in 8 counties and across 27 zip codes. The test was conducted over a period of approximately 2 1/2 years. Counselors, who conducted Continue Reading...
Human digestive system is composed of multiple parts, including the mouth (pharynx, throat, palate, tongue, teeth), stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, salivary glands, bowels, and many more. The sole purpose of the digestive Continue Reading...
HIV / AIDS on African-American Community in U.S. Certain diseases occur more frequently within certain communities or ethnic groups. In part, this can be connected to genetics, heritage, environment, or the habits of a given cultural or ethnic grou Continue Reading...
, 2010). The importance of this study is threefold: 1) it allows a new series of assays to be used in the clinical setting to detect the more common HPVs that cause genital and anal warts; 2) the assays are both robust and yet inexpensive enough to Continue Reading...
Behavioral risk for HIV infection among gay and bisexual men in the United States According to reports published by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they state that by the year 2004, more than nine hundred and forty thousand indi Continue Reading...
The colorful and rich culture and heritage should be used to counter such menaces by the community or non-governmental organizations working for the prevention and awareness of AIDS/HIV. Ethnicity Latino is a large group comprising further sub-cat Continue Reading...
herpes simplex viruses. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is usually associated with infections of the lips, mouth, and face and is often referred to as labial herpes. It is the most common herpes simplex virus and is usually acquired in childhood Continue Reading...
He saw no problem with his decision. AIDS, like hemophilia, could not be transmitted by casual contact between people. Thus Ryan saw no difficulty in his resolve to go to school like a normal adolescent. However, Ryan's high school was not as under Continue Reading...
moral responsibility of AIDS. There are three references used for this paper. AIDS continues to be a growing epidemic throughout the world today, with irresponsibility playing a key role. It is important to look at the moral considerations that are Continue Reading...
Research, visit the CDC web site at CDC.GOV, and investigate the risks associated with the handling of certain substances and chemicals that one encounters in their daily lives. Elizabeth W. Etheridge (1997), in an article appearing in the Journal Continue Reading...
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