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Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS)

            The first recognized case of AIDS in the United States was in the year 1980s. A high percentage of gay men in New York City and California were starting to develop a certain rare opportunistic infection and a cancer. Treatment for the disease was futile. Around that time aids didn't have its name just yet. But it became know that all the men were suffering the same problem from the same syndrome. That ended up making the discovery of the HIV virus. Acquired immune syndrome was identified in the 80s. It's a disease that is caused by infection of HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus infection starts by doing damage towards your immune system which starts to interfere with your body ability to fight disease causing organisms. It can be transmitted through contact with blood that is infected sperm or vaginal fluids. .
             The origin of it has had scientist puzzled since it first came to light. The subjects were injection drug users and gay males they all showed symptoms of PCP which is a rare opportunistic infection occur in people who have a much compromised immune systems. After all that an unexpected number of homosexual men started to develop skin cancer that is quite rare called Kaposi or KS for short. There were so many more cases of PCP and KS emerging that the control and prevention and a CDC was monitoring to keep control of the outbreak. .
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             There are plenty of symptoms of the aids virus but I'm only going to list a couple. First off there's shortness of breath and you'll have dry cough to go with it. There's also explosive diarrhea that you'll have for a week. You'll also have vison loss fever stiff neck and might develop a cancer. If you get the virus here are some steps so you don't spread it.
             There are plenty of ways to prevent you from getting aids. The use of a condom during intercourse can reduce your chances of having HIV transmission by almost 80% over the long run. When males use condoms the infection is less than 1% a year.


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1. AIDS: A growing epidemic

... ,028 people have died from AIDS. Every hour, two teenagers contract the AIDS virus (Franks, 1999). In 1998, scientists believed that AIDS was the leading cause of death in men between 25 and 44 years of age and the fourth highest in women between 25 and 44 (What is AIDS, 1997). AIDS is defined as acquired immune deficiency syndrome. "Acquired meaning you catch it, immune deficiency means a weakness in the body ... 's system that fights diseases, and syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease" (What is AIDS, 1997). A virus that attacks the immune system causes the AID...

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2. AIDS

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency (or Immune Deficiency) Syndrome. It results from infection with a virus called HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus infects key cells in the human body called CD4-positive (CD4+) T cells. These cells are part of the body's immune system, which fights infections and various cancers. When HIV invades the body's CD4+ T cells, the damaged immune ... who has been exposed to HIV can pass the virus to others even before HIV antibodies appear in the bloodstream. When AIDS first surfaced in the United States, no drugs were available t...

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3. HIV And AIDS

... 1981, a unique and newly recognized syndrome called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") broke out in America. Then very few people knew hardly anything about the disease. Now, we know many facts including the causes, signs, treatment, prevention, testing and more. AIDS is a major failure of the body's immune system (immunodeficiency). This decreases the body's ability to fight infection and suppress multiplication of ... sharing eating utensils, coming in contact with insects, animals, donating blood, coughing or sneezing ("Q&A's", uiuc, Internet, 2002, 1-2). When people contrac...

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4. AIDS

... are currently infected with HIV(HIV/AIDS 1). It infects the population heavily in some areas of the country and very lightly in other areas. No race, sex, social class, or age is immune(AIDS Understanding 10). AIDS has killed more americans than the Vietnam War, which killed 58,000(AIDS Understanding 10). AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means that it is not ... hereditary or introduced by medication. Immune indicates that it is related to the body's system that fights off disease ... . Deficiency represents the lack of certain kinds of cells that are normall...

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5. Aids and HIV

... a 0% survival rate in the end. The disease AIDS does not kill a person it only weakens the immune system, and allows other bacterial virus to get into the body and grow more and more until it is so large that nothing can stop it from growing more and more until It cannot be stopped. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; A - Acquired - because it's a condition one must acquire ... or get infected with, not something transmitted through the genes, I - Immune - because it affects the body's immune system, the part of the body which usually works to fight off germs such as ba...

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6. Aids

... that a lot of people should do since it is vital. But like you said, "we should be worrying about Chlamydia more than AIDS. Oh well though. First off AIDS is in short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means you can get infected with it. Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases. And Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. That ... 's basically what it means word for word. AIDS is caused by the virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus because you don't really get AIDS right away ... mostly known by bei...

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7. AIDS

... accepted as a syndrome, a collection of specific, life-threatening opportunistic infections and symptoms that is the result of an underlying immune deficiency -- a deficiency not caused by any known conditions and illnesses other than infection with the AIDS virus. The acquired immune deficiency itself -- the "AID" part of AIDS -- does not kill. It destroys the body's capacity to ward off bacteria and viruses that would ordinarily be fought ... off by a properly functioning immune system, and it is the diseases, the opportunistic infections, caused by these outside agents that ... does...

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8. Hiv And Aids

... in America alone. There is no cure for this virus and drugs alone wont stop it from attacking your immune system. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, has infected millions of people and sadly many of them being young children and teenagers. When the body is infected with HIV, ... which AIDS develops from, it tries to make antibodies to fight off the virus. Testing for HIV includes looking for these ... These types of infection are known as opportunistic diseases. These can cause life threatening situations that are serious and may lead to dealth. When AIDS weakens the immune ...

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9. Aids

AIDS is a deadly sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by HIV, the Human immunodeficiency Virus. The name "AIDS" stands for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Virus." AIDS is a virus that has quickly spread since the infection was first discovered during the 1980s. In the United ... States, there are about 800,000 to 900,000 people who are HIV-positive, and over 300,000 people who are living with AIDS. It is now ... to 9 years for the symptoms to develop. Most symptoms are not causes directly by the HIV virus, but by infection or other condition acquired due to the weakened immune system...

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10. aids report

... Haiti, gay men showed signs that would later be known as symptoms of AIDS (AEGiS). During the 1980's AIDS was spreading fast, from 422 cases that were diagnosed in 1981 to 149,902 AIDS cases in the year 1989. In the year 1982 the term AIDS was established; which stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. During 1983 the most important discovery of the virus (HIV) is credited ... to the Institute Pasteur in France. As time ventured with AIDS increasing and people dying the first international conference was held in ... Atlanta 1985 (AEGiS). The first antibiotic for AIDS is released...

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