In the early 1980Choose from one of the major categories of Bedding,s, a stigma was attached to people diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), but it was soon understood that HIV knows no boundaries. It even hit Alaska, where 1,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store107 new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed from 1982-2010.
In 2010, there were 45 new cases in Alaska, 20 of which were given an AIDS diagnosis within the first year. This means that those people may have been living with HIV for many years, and because they weren't tested, they weren't aware that they were infected.A glass bottle is a bottle created from glass.
Since the discovery 30 years ago of the virus that causes HIV and can ultimately lead to AIDS, science has come a long way in understanding the virus. Yet, we don't have a cure nor a vaccine, only treatment and prevention. The result: an estimated 33,300,000 adults and children worldwide are currently infected with HIV/AIDS.
The primary key to stopping the spread of HIV is to know your status. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that every American ages 13-64 know their HIV status. But in spite of the knowledge and publicity about HIV/AIDS, 1,300,000 Americans are HIV positive and an estimated 56,000 more get infected each year. Much of the issue lies in the estimate that about 21 percent of the 1,300,000 don't know they're infected.
At first diagnosis, HIV rapidly reproduces in the very CD4 cells (a type of white blood cell) designed to fight infection. Rather than kill the virus, it reproduces until there are millions of copies of the virus per milliliter of blood.uy sculpture direct from us at low prices The infected person becomes extremely infectious and may have symptoms of a cold or mononucleosis with headache, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, fever and a rash. Many people with these symptoms are ill enough to seek medical care, but if they or their provider aren't considering acute HIV infection, they may not get tested.
Those unaware of their acute infection can unknowingly transmit the virus to others. The acute HIV symptoms will go away and people can live 10-20 years without knowing they have the disease. As the CD4 cells are destroyed by HIV, people can get many illnesses and only then seek medical care. Tell your health care provider that you want to know your HIV status and get tested. Treatments are available that enable people to live a normal length of time.
It's also important to avoid situations that may put you at risk for acquiring HIV. Substance abuse can decrease inhibitions and compromise your ability to protect yourself. Multiple sexual partners without condom use increases the risk of being exposed to HIV. Injecting drugs and sharing needles can lead to direct transfer of HIV. Having another STD, like chlamydia, herpes or gonorrhea, can increase the risk of acquiring HIV from someone with the virus by two to five times.
Other keys are awareness and putting aside stigma. Getting tested for HIV is not an admission of risky behavior but rather routine health care. The risk comes in not knowing your status. People with HIV/AIDS can be relatives, friends, co-workers and neighbors.Detailed information on the causes of dstti, The disease does not discriminate and should not change our caring for them. Help them in learning that they do not need to hide because they have HIV/AIDS.
And take ownership of your health. Don't wait; get tested today ¡ª for yourself and for those around you.
In 2010, there were 45 new cases in Alaska, 20 of which were given an AIDS diagnosis within the first year. This means that those people may have been living with HIV for many years, and because they weren't tested, they weren't aware that they were infected.A glass bottle is a bottle created from glass.
Since the discovery 30 years ago of the virus that causes HIV and can ultimately lead to AIDS, science has come a long way in understanding the virus. Yet, we don't have a cure nor a vaccine, only treatment and prevention. The result: an estimated 33,300,000 adults and children worldwide are currently infected with HIV/AIDS.
The primary key to stopping the spread of HIV is to know your status. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that every American ages 13-64 know their HIV status. But in spite of the knowledge and publicity about HIV/AIDS, 1,300,000 Americans are HIV positive and an estimated 56,000 more get infected each year. Much of the issue lies in the estimate that about 21 percent of the 1,300,000 don't know they're infected.
At first diagnosis, HIV rapidly reproduces in the very CD4 cells (a type of white blood cell) designed to fight infection. Rather than kill the virus, it reproduces until there are millions of copies of the virus per milliliter of blood.uy sculpture direct from us at low prices The infected person becomes extremely infectious and may have symptoms of a cold or mononucleosis with headache, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, fever and a rash. Many people with these symptoms are ill enough to seek medical care, but if they or their provider aren't considering acute HIV infection, they may not get tested.
Those unaware of their acute infection can unknowingly transmit the virus to others. The acute HIV symptoms will go away and people can live 10-20 years without knowing they have the disease. As the CD4 cells are destroyed by HIV, people can get many illnesses and only then seek medical care. Tell your health care provider that you want to know your HIV status and get tested. Treatments are available that enable people to live a normal length of time.
It's also important to avoid situations that may put you at risk for acquiring HIV. Substance abuse can decrease inhibitions and compromise your ability to protect yourself. Multiple sexual partners without condom use increases the risk of being exposed to HIV. Injecting drugs and sharing needles can lead to direct transfer of HIV. Having another STD, like chlamydia, herpes or gonorrhea, can increase the risk of acquiring HIV from someone with the virus by two to five times.
Other keys are awareness and putting aside stigma. Getting tested for HIV is not an admission of risky behavior but rather routine health care. The risk comes in not knowing your status. People with HIV/AIDS can be relatives, friends, co-workers and neighbors.Detailed information on the causes of dstti, The disease does not discriminate and should not change our caring for them. Help them in learning that they do not need to hide because they have HIV/AIDS.
And take ownership of your health. Don't wait; get tested today ¡ª for yourself and for those around you.
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