Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a slow moving retrovirus that eventually causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome commonly called AIDS. This combo disease known as HIV/AIDS is labeled as a pandemic and has caused controversy throughout the whole world. The disease begins when a person infected passes on the HIV virus through sexual secretions, blood transfusions, and using dirty needles. The virus enters through vaginal or anal openings and through open cuts, once the virus enters a person’s blood stream they are infected with HIV however they may not necessarily have AIDS (WEBMD). Symptoms of HIV include lethargy or sleepiness, weight loss, and flu like symptoms after a while AIDS eventually develops and is the finally or most advanced stage of the disease the symptoms are the same as HIV and also includes vision loss, weight loss, memory loss, and eventually organ failure (AIDS.gov) The first reports of AIDS came from young gay men in New York and San Francisco. (HRSA) What was first thought of as a gay disease quickly became noted as a disease anyone could get through having unprotected sexual intercourse or receiving blood that was from a HIV positive individual had it not been for eighteen year old Ryan White a hemophiliac who contracted AIDS after a blood transfusion the stereotype that it is a “gay” disease would still live on. With widespread panic and the public not having much knowledge of the disease an epidemic swept across the world in the early 1980’s and still continues today. Through much research, public explanation, films, and songs the world quickly understood more about the disease and AIDS victims now are not persecuted as much. In the 90’s a few musicians decided to educate the world through their mus... ... middle of paper ... ...4. . McEntire, Reba. Reba My Story. Chicago: Bantam, 1994. 0553572385. eBook. Sawyer, Dianne, writ. Princess Diana's speech on HIV/AIDS. ABC NEWS, 1998. Web. 1 Apr 2014. . Tennant, Neil, perf. Dreaming of the Queen. Prod. Chris Lowe. Kobalt Records, 1994. Web. 1 Apr 2014. . Unknown, . "Latest UK Statistics ." NAT. National AIDS Trust, 15 Jun 2013. Web. 1 Apr 2014. Unknown, . "Princess Diana." NAT HIV AWARE. National AIDS Trust, 12 Apr 2011. Web. 1 Apr 2014. . Web MD, . "HIV and AIDS : Symptoms & Types."WebMD. Web MD, 25 Mar 2014. Web. 1 Apr 2014. .
Before the evening of August 19, 1992, Mary Fisher was known as successful television producer and an assistant to president at the time, Gerald R. Ford. Fisher gave the speech “Whisper of AIDS” during the 1992 Republican National Convention Address on August 19th in Houston, Texas. As being HIV positive herself, she became a spokesperson for the disease. HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a deadly disease that is capable of spreading rapidly among humans through bodily fluids. This virus weakens the necessary cells needed to fight infection within the immune system (“HIV/AIDS 101” par. 1). In her speech, she addresses that being aware of the disease is the key to finding a cure. During this state of time, those affected were being discriminated and rejected from society. The purpose of this speech was to get the attention of the audience and persuade them to inform awareness to others about this horrific disease. Mary Fisher’s “Whisper of AIDS” speech successfully demonstrates the qualities of ethos, logos and pathos appeals to
Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system transmitted between people by the mixing of bodily fluids. It is an extremely deadly disease that has killed over thirty-six mi...
Not only did she use her popularity to raise money for research, but she also donated financially on her own.(Charity Love to Know). Princess Diana was one of the first celebrities photographed physically touching a patient with AIDS/HIV. (Charity Love to Know) She was admired by many for her sympathy and love. In 2001, Bill Clinton said,“In 1987, when so many still believed that AIDS could be contracted through casual contact, Princess Diana sat on the sickbed of a man with AIDS and held his hand. She showed the world that people with AIDS deserve no isolation, but compassion and kindness. It helped change world opinion, and gave hope to people with AIDS with an outcome of saved lives of people at risk.“ Princess Diana really did change the world for AIDS patients, she brought a great deal of attention to the issue. She changed the world by informing people that you should give a hug to an AIDS/HIV patient because if anybody needed loved it was them. Princess Diana’s love for all certainly affected the AIDS/HIV community not to mention that her involvement in the National AIDS Trust changed everything. Her work inspired other celebrities and organizations to help the cause. Without Princess Diana, the AIDS/HIV community would not have the help and charities it has
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS is cause by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) of genus lentivirus which is one part of the retroviridae family. There are two types of HIV which had been identified, HIV-1 and HIV-2. Shape and structure of HIV is roughly spherical with diameter of 1/100000 of a millimeter. HIV had a viral envelope which coats the external surface of the virus.
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A person can come into contact with HIV/AIDS in several ways. The main premise is that HIV is found in human b...
So what exactly does AIDS mean? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. This basically means that this syndrome is something you acquire after birth and not something that you inherit from your parents. It targets your immune system, which includes all the organs in your body that fight off infection and or disease, and causes it to not function properly ("What Is HIV/AIDS?," 2012). AIDS is a very complex disease that causes many different complications as well as symptoms. Some might not know that AIDS is in fact the final stage of the HIV infection. HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that can only infect human beings. This is similar to many other viruses like the flu but there is one very important difference. Our bodies for some reason are not able to get rid of this horrible virus and scientist are still trying to figure out why this is ("What Is HIV/AIDS?," 2012). This virus weakens your immune system by destroying cells that are important to fighting disease and infection ("What Is HIV/AIDS?," 2012). These cells are called T cells or CD4 cells. The way it works is that the virus invades the T cells to use them so that the virus can replicate itself and later destroys the cells ("What Is HIV/AIDS?," 2012). Once your body has lost many of these T cells your body can no longer fight infection or diseases and that’s when HIV leads to AIDS ("What Is HIV/AIDS?," 2012). So where did this syndrome and virus originate and how does it come to be you ask? Well scientist believe that HIV in fact may have come from Western Africa by means...
HIV is one of the global public health issues that have taken millions of lives till date. According to the CDC (2016), HIV has taken about 1.2 million people lives globally. The prevalence of HIV infected people is very high. There were approximately 36.9 million people who were living with HIV, with about 2.0 million people are newly infected with HIV in 2014 globally (CDC, 2016).
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She was constantly working with other people and organizations, whether that be at home or abroad. During Diana’s career in activism, she was a patron of over 100 different charities, and visited over fifteen countries to raise awareness over different issues. Most famously, Diana was a vital part in reducing the stigma around HIV/AIDS. In the spring of 1987, a famous photo was taken of the princess shaking hands with an unidentified AIDS patient. This was the time in the world that people thought HIV/AIDS could be transmitted by touch; however, following the photo being captured, the world began to understand the truth around the illness and changed their mindset respectively. Much like Diana’s work with HIV/AIDS, Diana worked as a patron of The Leprosy Mission (TLM) England and Wales for the final seven years of her life. In 1993, Diana visited a leprosy treatment centre in Nepal. At the time, there was such a large stigma around leprosy that patients of the disease were forced to keep it a secret from family and friends for social reasons. One witness of her visit states “...she didn't wear gloves. She touched them with her bare hands. She didn't seem to have that fear.” Diana kick-started the process of humanizing diseases that have plagued so many people. In the closing few months of her life, Diana travelled to Angola with the Red Cross and HALO Trust to bring awareness to the world on the damage landmines can do;
In 1981, a new fatal, infectious disease was diagnosed--AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome). It began in major cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco. People, mostly homosexual men and intravenous drug users, were dying from very rare lung infections or from a cancer known as Kaposi’s sarcoma. They have not seen people getting these diseases in numerous years. Soon, it also affected hemophiliacs, blood recipients, prostitutes and their customers, and babies born from AIDS-infected women. AIDS was soon recognized as a worldwide health emergency, and as a fatal disease with no known cure, that quickly became an epidemic. When high-profile victims began to contract the virus, such as basketball star Magic Johnson, the feeling spread quickly that anyone, not just particular groups of people, could be at risk. AIDS impairs the human body’s immune system and leaves the victim susceptible to various infections. With new research, scientists think that the disease was first contracted through a certain type of green monkey in Africa, then somehow mutated into a virus that a human could get. AIDS is a complicated illness that may involve several phases. It is caused by a virus that can be passed from person to person. This virus is called HIV, or Human Immuno-deficiency Virus. In order for HIV to become full-blown AIDS, your T-cell count (number of a special type of white-blood cells that fight off diseases) has to drop below 200, or you have to get one of the symptoms of an AIDS-induced infection.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal physical condition that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus damages the human body’s immune system, so that the body cannot protect itself from bacteria, viruses, and prions that cause diseases. With severely lowered defenses, AIDS patients die from common illnesses such as pneumonia, diarrhea, cold, and tuberculosis. The HIV virus does not directly attack its victim; the disease that patients suffer from after receiving the virus is what hurts and kills them.
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living with AIDS in the world, it is now estimated that 6 out of every