The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( Hiv, Tuberculosis ) And Health Behaviour

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50,000 people are infected with HIV each year. In 2010, the most recent year for which this information is available, there were around 47,500 new HIV infections in the United States (p. 1). The population of people with HIV is diverse due to the fact that it does not discriminate. Men and women of any age,

The following report will introduce and then analyse the Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019. Firstly, we will describe the primary concerns regarding the health and wellbeing of all Victorians. The Victorian public health and wellbeing plan identifies six main priority areas which include promoting healthier food and physical activity, reducing and ultimately eliminating tobacco use, a reduction in alcohol consumption and drug use, improvements in mental health, the reduction and prevention of domestic and family violence, and lastly the promotion of improved sexual and reproductive health. This report will analyse the priority area aimed at reducing harmful alcohol and drug use and then discuss two related

Treatment programs should test patients HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases. (Abadinsky) They should also provide targeted risk-reduction counseling. Counseling will help patients reduce or even avoid substance-related and other high-risk behaviors. Also, help those who are already infected to manage their illness.

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is viral infection that weakens the immune system of the body and eventually causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) the last stage of the disease where a person can die. The virus has plagued the African American communities and continues to disproportionately impact the black race more than any other racial or ethnical group.

The four overall health goals for the nation are enumerated by the CDC in Health People 2020. They include 1) less disease, 2) longer lives, 3) healthy environments and 4) eliminating health disparities (i.e., people in some segments of the population have greater health risk than others). A) How does drug abuse relate to this fourth goal and B) what steps could be taken to reduce some of these substance use disparities in the U.S.? (10 points)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a viral infection that can be life-threatening and is a lifelong disease. HIV attacks the body and weakens the immune system. HIV stays in the body for life and some of the symptoms are diarrhea, headache, fever, night sweats, and flu-like symptoms.

Healthy People 2020 Health and Human Prevention strategy I chose is the National Drug Control Strategy. Drug abuse affects the whole nation economically, socially physically and mentally. Some of the problems caused by drug abuse includes highway accidents, crimes, school drop outs, sexually transmitted diseases, suicide, and teenage pregnancies (Healthy People 2020 n.d). This is a relevant topic to the advanced nurse practitioner because of the effects drugs have on human life. Drug abuse is associated with cardiac failure, mental problems, pulmonary and infectious diseases. According to president Obama’s remark illicit drugs and its consequences challenges that dream of the nation which is to build a safer and healthier country for our children. (Whitehouse.gov, n.d)It is the duty of the nurse practitioner to create awareness on the dangers of drug abuse and also help in the treatment of patients dealing with drug abuse. These treatments include patient education on the importance of abstaining from illicit drugs, medication and group therapy. Further more the advance nurse practitioner follows up with drug abuse patients to avoid relapse and for support.

Through the use of illegal drugs, and needle sharing these individuals are at greater risk of contracting infections such as HIV from infected needles (Health Care

According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (2016), the abuse of drugs and alcohol is a major public health concern. These are concerns that are impacting the society and communities at all levels, the user and non user of these illicit drugs, families and law makers equally .The use of drugs and alcohol releases a tremendous toll on our society at many levels and affects cost associated with crime, accidents, deaths, and healthcare spending . There is an enormous burden that affects two groups in the society, those who abuse drugs and alcohol and those who do not. “Americans perceive drug abuse as a major public health problem, many of America`s top medical conditions are directly linked to drug addiction. Researchers have found a strong connection between the abuse of tobacco, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), amphetamines, and steroids and the development of cardiovascular diseases ” National Institute of Drug Abuse

HIV, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a virus which damages and kills cells of the immune system. It attacks the T-cells, key cells of the immune system, and uses them to make copies of itself. After being infected with the virus it progressively interferes and eventually destroys the immune system's ability to fight the anti-genes. HIV may develop into the syndrome AIDS, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV is an STD - a sexually transmitted disease - and therefore most commonly it is spread through sexual contact, and the virus mainly enters the body through the penis, mouth, lining of the vagina or vulva during sexual activity. HIV can also be spread through sharing syringes or needles with someone who is infected with the

The NDCS, the GC, and the LAC unanimously proclaim that drug abuse should be regarded as a public health issue. Together, they support and propose avenues forward that prescribe treatment as the approach to helping drug users. This is a complete turnaround from the preventative prohibition era where users were targeted to be punished. If carried out successfully, treatment can decrease the prevalence of illicit drug use within society. I say this because I believe that many, if not most, people addicted to illicit substances do not wish to be addicted. Addiction, in the end, is an illness. And illnesses must be treated rather than punished.

HIV and AIDS- a virus that attacks the body's immune system (its defense against disease and infection).

Public Health England released a report in 2014 on the data collected about the HIV epidemic in the United Kingdom. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are shown to be the most affected demographic group and are at the highest risk of becoming infected with HIV. In 2013, 40.4% of the 107,800 people living with HIV in the UK were MSM. The main way HIV is transmitted among MSM is through serodiscordant, unprotected intercourse, that is, one HIV-positive and one HIV-negative person having unprotected anal sex. In this case both partners are at risk. The risky partner in this context is considered to be the person whose status is unknown. It is exactly because of this ignorance and the lack of protection that HIV infection is very likely to occur. According to Public Health England, 7,200 MSM, which is 16% of the total number of MSM infected with HIV, were undiagnosed and unaware of being infected with HIV. Despite that since 1990 the proportion of MSM reporting attending sex health clinics and HIV tests has increased, there are nevertheless 2,600 newly infected MSM each year. There might be several social determinants of health that contribute to the disparity in the risk of HIV acquisition and late diagnosis of the infection, including fear of the stigma surrounding HIV, general misinformation about the infection and lack of perceived individual risk. (Public Health England, 2014; Sigma Research 2008)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is a single stranded positive sense RNA retrovirus that infects CD4+ T-Cells, Macrophages, and Dendritic Cells. (Viral Zone) Information concerning HIV’s routes of transmission, and epidemiology, as well as the course of the disease can be found below.

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. A member of a group of viruses called retroviruses, HIV infects human cells and uses the energy and nutrients provided by those cells to grow and reproduce. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease in which the body's immune system breaks down and is unable to fight off certain infections, known as "opportunistic infections," and other illnesses that take advantage of a weakened immune system. When a person is infected with HIV, the virus enters the body and lives and multiplies primarily in the white blood cells. These are the immune cells that normally protect us from disease.