Human Immunodeficiency Virus (more commonly known as HIV) is a disease that has been around for over 3 decades, and continues to rise with little to no sign of eradication. The origin of HIV is not certain but there are several theories with the most popular one being that it came from a mutation of a similar virus found in chimpanzees. An estimated 35 million people are living with HIV around the world. Because of this, many scientists are doing research to try to pinpoint the mechanism of its…
have disease from the use of drugs. Certain drug are use with a needle that is inject into the body. Drug addicts will use the same needle, a person can have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV will eventually lead to AIDS there is no cure, many people died from this disease. When people are under the influence he or she will have under protect sex and contact a sexual transmitted disease, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis. If the drug is…
They do not have to think about STDs, HIV, or AIDS and they do not ever think that it could happen to them. In reality, Teens have a higher risk of developing any of these than individuals out of their teens. a poll taken by the Guttmacher Institute states that 41% of teens report that they know little…
he HIV positive population is very prone to depression. The rate of depression for HIV positive individuals is higher compared to the rate of depression in HIV negative individuals (?). In fact, according to one study, the rate of depression among people living with HIV can be around 20% to 48% in high-income countries and as high as 72% in resource-limited countries (6). The catalysts for the high depression prevalence in the HIV positive population are the many burdens that HIV brings for most…
A virus is a small infectious agent. There are different types of viruses. Viruses are all over the world and can be caused by many things and substances. Viruses are nonliving, it contains genetic information, has to survive (DNA/RNA) in a host, and can multiply from 1 virus to 1,000. Viruses have 3 components. Capsid surrounds DNA, Tail sheath-connected to capsid, and tail-fibers-connected to the sheath. The virus DNA travels down the tail sheath through the membrane. The virus tricks the cell…
Sex education is essential to the younger generation in keeping them aware of the risks following sexual activities. While teaching sex education to children has diminished over the years, in actuality, society finds this as an arguable debate on whether it should or should not be taught in schools. Many people feel that morals are lowered when the use of condoms and anti-fertility are introduced in schools. Parents sense that this form of education urges adolescents to experiment instead of…
The readings in this class were quite interesting and made me view different situations from someone else’s perspective. With all the books and stories we were responsible for this class, I connected to three wonderful stories for two particular reasons. As a young doctor, and doctor in general, there will be times when you develop a strong attachment towards a patient that may affect you mentally or a patient comes in with symptoms that are not recognizable. When I become a doctor, I always…
lacking the creational narrative of a fictional work, is all the more terrifying because it describes factual events. While Preston does not overstate the danger of Ebola and other viruses, he argues that the greater threat lies in emerging viruses like AIDS whose effect on the human race cannot yet be…
Measles can be also referred to RUBEOLA, is a very contagious respiratory infection that can be caused by a virus. It results to a total-body skin rash and flu-like symptoms like flu, high fever, cough, and runny nose. Though it is uncommon in the United States. Since measles is caused by a virus, there is no certain medical treatment for it and the virus has to go through its course. But a child who is sick should take in a lot of fluids, get a lot of rest, and be isolated from spreading the…
the host cells is impaired and those people can be exposed however they will not become infected. Another subgroup of Long Term Survivors are referred to as elite controllers. These individuals are infected with HIV however it does not progress to AIDS, this is due to the HLA-B57 allele they have which produces effective CTL against HIV peptides that are presented to HLA-B57. 2. Antibodies don’t necessarily play a role in fighting off HIV because they…