Addressing the HIV/AIDS Menace It is quite disturbing to witness someone undergo much suffering due to a fatal disease, and it is even more painful to lose a loved one because of some kind illness that cannot be cured. Over the years, many individuals have been unfortunate to face the devastating effects of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, among others. However, the emergence of yet another deadly disease known as AIDS has again complicated matters. AIDS has proved to be one of the most fatal health condition across the world, and its impact in the society has grown to be a major global challenge today. The disease is essentially caused by the HIV virus, which can be spread from one person to another through sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, and sharing of cutting and piecing instruments with an infected person (Shukla, 2014). AIDS has not only claimed the lives of millions of people, but also has its economic implications to the nations of the world. Although various treatment procedures have been designed to help address this health threat, such as the use of antiretroviral therapies, the disease, and its associated effects, can only be dealt with effectively through the development of HIV/AIDS vaccine. Vaccination has gained great recognition as the most effective way of controlling and managing several fatal health conditions. Thanks to Edward Jenner’s successful attempt on small pox, vaccines have been designed to help protect the human body against many diseases that would have otherwise caused massive deaths across the world (Macaulay, 2016). Think of what would have happened if all of these diseases were not prevented, and had to attack someone so that they are dealt with such as the case of the AIDS disease. It is very evident that once a disease has found its way into the human body, it acts as a trigger to several other issues that affect the various aspects of human life. Metzl and Hansen (2014) mention that diseases are normally in a complex relationship with every aspect of human life, and preventing them is very necessary. This is where vaccination comes handy. The development of HIV/AIDS vaccine, therefore, would be a great step in establishing significant resolutions to the current
Being an athletes is one of the best-paid jobs on Earth. Being that they are paid so much the cost for the consumer is very high. The prices of tickets and sports memorabilia have been steadily rising over the years. The average ticket prices for the NHL, MLB, NBA and NFL all rose 5% to 10% this year, according to Jon Greenberg, executive editor of Team Marketing Report. (Mihoces).
With NFL Players kneeling everywhere and soldiers feeling unappreciated, our country is in shock. It all started by a player named Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, in 2016. This event persuaded numerous NFL players to continue this process. One by one, players all over the league began to protest to call attention to the issues of "racial inequalities and police brutality". With mixed reviews of this protest, I believe that kneeling during the National Anthem of the United States of America is disrespectful because it is abrasive, selfish, and hurtful. Also, I am not sure that all of those protesting in this manner know the true meaning of our national anthem or the flag that represents our freedom.
In the early 2010’s every single person in the United States of America knew that H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, was being evaluated as this century’s version of the bubonic plague. Everywhere you went there was a plentiful supply of hand sanitizer at your disposal in order to minimize the spread of germs. If they did, they would realize it is the unnecessary things in life that should truly be feared. The illustration depicts its message by painting a scene of an obese man with a USA shirt on surrounded by “super big” fries, soda, and a beer; above him a speech bubble saying “Ebola!!!” looking scared. The message progressively becomes more clear when reading the words surrounding the man, which say how many deaths per year are attributed
Many Americans today fear that “…contagion threatens to violate secure borders, invade our society, and proliferate out of control” (Dinello 53). For instance, Ebola remains a number one concern of the United States since Ebola is a virus that infiltrates through the immune system and overruns the physical body as a host, and causes the body to have massive internal bleeding, which leads to a miserable death. Scientists are attempting to formulate a cure or treatment for the virus, so they could stop the prevention and contamination; however, it’s easier said than done. This is why Americans should remain terrified of Ebola, considering that the pathogen has not finished mutating. There’s no telling how dangerous Ebola will become over the decades.
HIV is a life changing virus that cannot be reversed. It can be spread by “semen, vagina fluids, breast milk, or amniotic fluid”. This virus is a vicious virus that harms and fights the body immune system. The immune system is the body’s healing system that fights off diseases. With a weak immune system, one is more likely to become infected with diseases and illnesses. There is treatment to help aid the symptoms of HIV, but unfortunately there is no prevention vaccine for HIV.
Although HIV is no longer the automatic death sentence it was in the 80’s, it remains a thorn even in our modern societies. For instance, HIV treatment is exponentially expensive, and can only be afforded by residents in developed countries. In fact, most third world nations are still in the 80’s as far as HIV treatment technology is concerned. Fatality rates particularly in Africa are astronomical to say the least (Rensburg 267). With prices, for
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weakened virus that has been synthetically prepared. Further work on a HIV vaccine could save many lives
Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., a board-certified infectious disease physician at the University of Pittsburgh and an affiliated scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Health Security, tells SELF that this expansion will make it nearly impossible for global HIV/AIDS providers to be able to inform their clients of all of their options. “If someone becomes pregnant when they’re HIV-positive, you need to be able to talk about what the options are,” he says. “When you inject something like the global gag rule into it, you’re automatically walling off certain avenues of discussion, and that makes it difficult to provide comprehensive care.”
This paper will discuss the current efforts at an HIV vaccine including different approaches to solving the vaccine problem and how close scientists are. Scientists have been struggling with a HIV vaccine for a while. One solution is a drug that has enhanced and extended the lives of people with HIV/Aids. Other scientists have similar methods to solving the Vaccine problem with clinical trials and patients. However the solutions suggested in my literature review also say that they have difficulties with following through.
On September 5, 2017, Matt Harrell, passionately presented on whether or not it was ethical to use Hellfire, Brimstone, and Damnation as fear tactics to get people to behave morally. Harrell took the stance that this was unethical and I agree with him. It is unethical to threaten people with hell and damnation to try and convince them to behave morally. It is also inhumane to frighten people with hellfire and brimstone. This is not The Gospel of Jesus Christ and street corner preachers who harshly call out the sins in those passing by are not accurately representing God. No one in this universe is without sin; therefore none of us should be the first one to cast a stone at another brother or sister.
All of the training and hard work I have done all comes down to this one moment: I can either fail or succeed. Everyday I dream of being the first person to cross the finish line. I dream of my coaches faces lighting up after the race. To achieve this though, I have to be pushing myself as hard as I can: until my legs go numb and taking breaths becomes harder and harder every second. I have to wake up everyday and have motivation and know that it is possible, I could win the whole race.
If you ever have the chance to visit Taiwan, you should truly come to Taipei. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, which is the best choice for tourist. The public transportation in Taipei is very popular and clean, you can go wherever you want by MRT or bus, all of them are much cleaner than the public transportation in Los Angeles. Taipei also has many events in every holiday so people like to visit there. For example, they hold an art, music, sport or dance event, which is fashionable. There are a lot of museum in Taipei, most of them are cheap or free, and has many different subject that make people easy to find the subject they interested in. Also that is the reason why there is always busy because there are so many different kind of activity can join that is
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that cause initial HIV infection and, as the virus proliferates in the body, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). HIV affects the immune system by exploiting, and, eventually, destroying a specific kind of immune cells. That allows for the gradual deterioration of a person’s immune system, which ultimately causes death from minor opportunistic infections, which are normally perfectly curable and generally do not cause major consequences for health. HIV has a limited range of transmission ways. It is only transmitted through the direct contact of body fluids, which include blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk [1]. This means that most of the modes of transmission include activities that are moralized by society, such as intravenous drug use and sexual contact [1]. However, it can also be transmitted through “innocent pathways”, such as during breastfeeding (mother to child) and blood transfusion. HIV is a very young, still poorly understood virus. It was first clinically observed in the summer of 1981 in San Francisco, where it was spotted as a type of sarcoma, mostly spotted in the gay population. In the beginning of the global epidemic, there was a huge misunderstanding of the disease [2]. Back then, a general sentiment about HIV was that of a “rather devastating outbreak” [2] , associated with homosexuality and drug use (to the point
HIV is Inevitable. It’s hard to believe that it has been 35 years since the first appearance of HIV in the US. It has claimed millions upon millions of people thus far. There is still a staggering number of people out there that are infected with this crippling disease. Everyone wants, wish, or even dream of a Cure, but a Vaccine could be a within reach in the near future. Through Money, Research and Development, we are sure to see a big changed in HIV by 2030. Predicted by Bills Gates (Business Insiders 2015). Understanding what we’ve learn from our past, and new ways on the developmental path for a vaccine; could be a game changer for a possible Vaccine for HIV yet to come. With our current statistic in front of us, we need to Act Now! This Movement & Progression for a vaccine could be a true reality.