Have you ever been through hell on earth? Had people stare at you all because of 3 little letters? Had family after family reject you because of one small problem? Did you know more than 8,000 people die a day because of what I have? Did you know that only because of a young hemophiliac boy did the government do anything? Did you know that at the end of 2003 more then 5 million people died? All because of one little virus one little virus that turns into a syndrome that turns into death, one small word can make a difference in a person's life. For over 40 million people are affected with this and around 30 million deaths. It is a disease known as AIDS and it is affecting the world.
AIDS is short for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is caused by the immune system weakening because of the affects of HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. HIV affects the T cells or CD4 cells destroying the defense against illness. It can cause a range of other diseases and/or cancers. You can contract HIV through exchange of certain fluids, injected drug use, by birth to an infected mother, or sharing needles with someone who has HIV/AIDS. If you catch HIV there is not a 100% chance of contracting AIDS. There not too many ways to prevent HIV but abstinence is best. If you are infected with HIV there are certain combinations of drugs that can delay the start of AIDS.
Many people have caught HIV/AIDS one of the most famous being Ryan White, an teenage boy who fought for his rights to return to school after discovering he had contracted HIV through a blood transfusion. He began to wake up politics to the realization that HIV/AIDS was not just a "gay" disease and it something that needed to be taken seriously. He began bit by bit to change people's minds. He even put out a life-changing article in "Time". He was the first person to convince the president to start a fund to find a cure for AIDS. He began the AIDS movement.
HIV/AIDS What is HIV? ... What is AIDS? AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the most severe manifestation of infection with the HIV virus of the body's immune system. The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) lists numerous infections that, in the presence of HIV infection constitute an AIDS diagnosis. ... With all the advancements in AIDS research, being diagnosed HIV+ is no longer a death sentence. ...
HIV and AIDS AIDS and HIV are both very serious conditions that can occur within the body if one does not take care of themselves and practice safe sex. AIDS is the disease caused by HIV. ... HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. ... In this day and age we don't need to worry so much about blood transfusion because now they test blood donors for AIDS or the virus causing AIDS, HIV. ... One condition is AIDS - dementia, this is caused by HIV infection itself. ...
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is an STD that has, to date, claimed over 40 million lives. ... The difference between HIV and AIDS is simple; HIV is the virus contracted through the one of the three modes of transmission, while AIDS is the diagnosis of HIV's weakening of the immune system. ... The first documented cases of HIV/AIDS were in the United States; New York and California, in 1981. ... It was first believed that HIV/AIDS only affected the Gay population. ... Due to medical advancements, HIV/AIDS need not be viewed as a terminal ...
The Church faced and it is still facing great challenge in its response to HIV and AIDS. ... Other religious leaders have rejected the view that HIV and AIDS was a punishment for sin. Response to HIV and AIDS by the church in Africa has not been without conflicts and controversies. Conservative religious voices continue to declare that HIV and AIDS is a punishment from God for sin. ... There is another challenge as the Church face the ugly face of HIV and AIDS. ...
I have known the word AIDS or HIV since I was an elementary school student though I didnt know the present condition of damages resulted from AIDS or HIV in the world. The other day, I was surprised and sad to hear the UNAIDS report which said that 58 million people have been infected with HIV and 22 million people died of AIDS during last 20 years. ... Money is never plenty enough to support AIDS sufferers and HIV carriers, so we have to willingly join to raise money. And governments, especially African, must admit the fact that HIV is the cause of AIDS first of all. ... Then, the m...
Now, HIV/AIDS is growing faster than ever. ... Many people's ideas about contracting HIV/AIDS are wrong. ... HIV/AIDS is very fragile. ... HIV/AIDS is a very chronic medical problem. HIV/AIDS infection is becoming a manageable disease. ...
HIV and AIDS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a complex retrovirus that causes AIDS (Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome). ... "The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS believes that there are now over 34 million people that are infected with HIV or AIDS worldwide. ... AIDS is a severe immunological disorder caused by the retrovirus HIV. ... Being HIV-positive is not the same as having AIDS. ... Having AIDS means that your immune system has been worn down by HIV. ...
Aids-acquired immune deficiency syndrome- is caused by HIV (Human Immunodefiniency Virus), which produces no symptoms for up to ten years before a person is diagnosed with aids. ... Aids has become the most serious worldwide epidemic, and one of most dangerous stage of HIV. ... A quarter-century later, in the mid-1980s, researchers studied the growing AIDS epidemic and took a second look at the blood and discovered that it contained HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ... Aids is a fatal. ... Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D., school of technology says "One of the most successful st...
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) hijacks the natural defense system of body, and can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). ... The epidemiological triangle to HIV/AIDS will also be discussed. ... National Agency or Organization for AIDS The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the foremost, and self-governing organization of HIV specialists. ... President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the United States Government's initiative to support people that are infected with HIV/AIDS. ...
HIV and AIDS A deadly virus of epidemic proportion rapidly spreads throughout the world. ... Symtoms of HIV and AIDS are hard to recongize. ... The average time its take for HIV to turm into AIDS is about eight to eleven years. ... Testing HIV positive does not mean that the person will die, nor does the person have AIDS yet. ... Everyday more people throughout this world are contracting HIV and AIDS. ...
