The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which causes the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease is one of the devastating infectious diseases of the human kind in modern history. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the origin, epidemiology, and preventive and control measures of the HIV/AIDS. Origin of HIV/AIDS The emergence of HIV has been a subject of scientific research since the virus was first identified in 1980’s. It is now broadly accepted HIV may have originated from the Simian
HIV From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search "AIDS virus" redirects here. For the computer virus, see AIDS (computer virus). For the village, see Hiv (village). For the administrative subdivision, see Hiv Rural District. HIV Classification and external resources Diagram of HIV ICD-10 B20-B24 ICD-9 042-044 OMIM 609423 MedlinePlus 000602 eMedicine article/783434 MeSH D006678 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that
The death certificate said he died of HIV/AIDS complications at approximately 3:32 p.m. The knowledge of HIV/AIDS treatment has progressed over the past sixty years due to scientific advancements making Huxley’s quote: “But I don 't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin,” negative to historical figures but positive to people who are living in the new generation. Finding the origins of AIDS in a chimpanzee traumatically changed society
brain and spine, circulatory system, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems as well as the skin, bones and joints. (Furlow, 2010) The groups of people in the United States that are at risk of developing tuberculosis are those infected with HIV, the homeless, prisoners, poor individuals who live in urban areas, minorities such as African American’s, Hispanics and Asians. Healthcare workers are also at risk in the US and around the world. Countries outside of the US hardest hit by TB are
HIV Causes, Transmission, and Treatment Introduction The "discovery" of the HIV virus was not a cut and dried moment of pure science, according to some researchers. In fact there are skeptics among scientists and researchers as to the relationship between HIV and the AIDS virus. This paper will delve into the science of HIV, how the disease is apparently transmitted, what treatments there are for HIV, and the paper will also present the writer's opinion on HIV from a Christian perspective. HIV
Chapter 1 1.1 Background The HIV and AIDS pandemic remains one the most serious development crises in the world (WHO, 2006). Women and children bear a disproportionate share of the burden, and in many settings continue to experience high rates of new HIV infections and of HIV-related illness and death. In 2005 alone, an estimated 540 000 children were newly infected with HIV, with about 90% of these infections occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (UNAIDS, 2006) .UNAIDS estimates that approximately
immune system. Describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Describe the major components of the HIV life cycle. Identify the various HIV types and subtypes. Discuss HIV’s effects on the immune system. Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus belonging to the family of lentiviruses. Retroviruses can use their RNA and host DNA to make viral DNA and are known for their long incubation periods. Like other retroviruses, HIV infects the body, has a long incubation period (clinical
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cases 2. These people are not contagious. Immunocompromised people and those with high exposure to other TB patients are particularly susceptible for contracting the infection 3. Once inhaled the pathogen reaches the pulmonary alveolar region of the new host. As it is a strict aerobe it usually prefers the oxygen rich upper lobes of the lung. The target hosts are endosomes of alveolar macrophages 4. It is mode of pathogenesis involves granulomatous inflammation. T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes and fibroblasts
is the resurgence of old and the emergence of new infectious diseases. The Institute of Medicines report 1992 defined emerging infections as, “a new, emerging or drug resistant infection whose incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades, or whose incidence threatens to increase in the near future”(5). Infections represent a threat with far-reaching world-wide implications. Micro-organisms are not bound by international borders, a new infection can emerge in one part of the planet