AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus.
The AIDS virus attacks the white blood cells in our body, causing certain infections and conditions that our body would normally fight off with no problem to be fatal. The virus breaks down the body’s immune system, leaving a person defenseless to fight against unusual life threatening illnesses.
The ignorance about the disease and the way it can be transmitted has contributed to its growth. According to research, AIDS can be transmitted during sexual contact, blood contamination, IV drug users and contamination from blood transfusions because of infected blood. The epidemic is also killing heterosexual and non-drug users, as well as homosexuals. A woman who is infected with the AIDS virus may spread the disease to her baby during pregnancy or during birth. The virus affects people differently. Some people do not get ill at all; some develop mild symptoms while other develop severe symptoms and die. A
Now closer to home back in the good old USA, the second case was in 1359. The subject was a 48-year-old shipping clerk, for a Manhattan garment manufacturer this time who had come to New York City. The clerk developed many of the same symptoms as the sailor not long after becoming ill, sore throat, loss of weight, shortness of breath, continuous fatigue and night sweats. It was a strong possibility that both patients died from AIDS.
The families of AIDS patients suffer emotionally and psychologically as they watch the victim whom they love and care for life deteriorate daily. Love ones that nurse the victim’s emaciating body are affected mental. AIDS has caused alarming fear in the community because of people’s over action due to lack of education about the disease. People are afraid to share public restrooms or eat in the cafeterias with AIDS patients. Many people are just plain scared of contracting AIDs from casual contact. The negative reactions have isolate
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