Category: AIDS

  • Nurses in HIV-AIDS Diagnosis and Treatment

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    Table of Contents Learner Objective Introduction Global Problems of HIV/AIDS Global Health Issues of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Impact on the U.S. Healthcare Industry HIV/AIDS Impact on the Brazilian Healthcare Industry Nurses Role in Battling HIV/AIDS Nursing Interventions Regarding HIV/AIDS Conclusion References Learner Objective The issue of HIV/AIDS remains one of the most acute problem of the…

  • Age of AIDS: Analysis of Problem

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    Some of the lessons acquired from the video include that people who were infected with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) experienced stigmatization among the people who lived among them. People avoided their association which made them feel unwanted in society. The disease mostly spread through homosexuality and communities who shared injections while using drugs (The…

  • HIV: Epidemiology, Symptoms and Consequences

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    Table of Contents Introduction Description Demographic Data Social Determinants Epidemiologic Triangle Community Health Nurse Role Agencies and Organizations Global Consequences Conclusion References Introduction In 1981, in the United States, when collecting data on registered diseases, many rare diseases were discovered, the development of which was usually associated with a decrease in immunity. This unusual decrease…

  • The U.S. Government and the Global Fund: Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Summary References Cited Introduction The United States participates in a range of international health programs, in particular, and contributes financially to several global organizations, including the Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Prevention, as well as timely detection of those exhausting and life-threatening diseases, remain among essential public…

  • HIV-AIDS in Countries of Sub-Sahara Africa

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    Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction HIV/AIDS is a global public health concern that originated in Africa in the early 20th century. The deadly disease originated in central Africa from a chimpanzee, and it was known as the simian immunodeficiency virus (Odugbesan et al. 573). When hunters came into contact with the…

  • HIV & AIDS Education Programs and Interventions

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    The implementation of the intervention The proposed intervention was to introduce community-wide education programs to raise awareness of the people regarding the needs of HIV/AIDS patients and to dispel the myths that lead to stigmatization of the disease. This practice is among the main recommendations of the UNAIDS (2014), and it is anticipated that the…

  • HIV&AIDS Impact on Australians

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    HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, with AIDS being its most advanced form  the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This type of sickness is relatively new, having been first discovered in African chimpanzees in the 1930s, allegedly transferring to humans through blood contact. It became a pandemic in the USA during the 1980s, after which it…

  • Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Oral Health in HIV Patients

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    Table of Contents Introduction Main text Common organism in the oral pathology Conclusion References Introduction Oral manifestations are the first signs of an underlying systemic illness like HIV/AIDS (Patel and Glick, 2005, p. 236). Oral health is an essential constituent of overall health and well being in a patient (Patel and Glick, 2005, p. 223).…

  • Preventing HIV: Clean Needle Exchange Programs

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    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Drug use by injection is the cause for approximately half of all new hepatitis C and one-third of all new AIDS cases in the United States each year. The implementation of clean needle exchange programs has been encouraged by numerous health officials as a method of…

  • HIV & AIDS Prevention by International Non-Governmental Organizations

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    HIV/AIDS is a sexually-transmitted with significant negative consequences that extend beyond physical health. Poverty is a significant factor accelerating its spread, and is also increased by the effects of AIDS (Mapp, 2014). Poverty is also linked to decreased education in children, which increases their likelihood of having sexual intercourse before the age of 18, as…