Category: HIV

  • How is the Lack of HIV Work Done In Russia Affecting its Citizens?

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    Introduction The Russian HIV crisis is getting worse, found to have the greatest number of people living with HIV (PLWH) in Europe and the fastest increasing number of new cases by 10-15% each year (UNAIDS, 2016), Russias epidemic is not improving. The consequence of this is HIV/AIDS now rising to the top ten causes of…

  • Facts over Fiction: HIV as a Social Implication in the Modern-day

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    When the social status nor the circumstances are no longer coherent, a global pandemic ascends as people continue to scramble off in ignorance. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus or infamously known as HIV is a major social implication that everyone must aware of. As noted by the World Health Organization (2017), HIV is a virus known…

  • HIV/AIDS In Africa: Factors And Treatment

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    Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or otherwise known as HIV, is an autoimmune disease, causing harm to those infected by attacking the immune system (NHS, 2020). This attack on the immune system leads to symptoms including tiredness and reduced ability to fight off other illnesses (NHS, 2020). Once an individual has suffered from HIV for around 8…

  • HIV Infection in Papua New Guinea

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    Introduction Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a country faced with an array of diseases with malaria being one of its mascot epidemic as the tropical Climate facilitates external breeding environment for malarial parasites. However, HIV has gained rapid popularity since the first recorded case of an infected patient diagnosed in 1987 (The Virus Spreads, 2014).…

  • HIV/AIDS: Social, Psychological And Economic Issues

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    INTRODUCTION HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus is one of the worlds most consequential public health challenges. People infected or at risk of being infected with this virus are largely found in low- and middle-income countries. Since the start of the pandemic, over 70 million people have been infected with HIV and about 35 million people have…

  • Should Pregnant Women Go through Mandatory HIV Testing?

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    HIV (Human Immunodeficiency) is a virus that damage cells and our immune system. It also weakens the body ability to be able to fight infections and diseases. HIV can be primarily transmitted through the means of sexual intercourse. HIV is a virus that develops to AIDS if not treated as early as possible, the virus…

  • HIV Risk Factors Of Women In Swaziland And Australia

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    There are significant disparities in the prevalence, morbidity and mortality rates of women in Swaziland in comparison to Australia when regarding human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) There are a multiplicity of risk factors associated with these significantly different statistics between the two, including education and gender, which also impact individuals in their respective…

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

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    Introduction HIV represents human immunodeficiency infection. The infection can prompt AIDS if not treated. Dissimilar to some different infections, the human body can’t dispose of HIV totally, even with treatment. So once you get HIV, you have it forever (CDC, 2019). HIV assaults the body’s invulnerable framework, explicitly the CD4 cells (T cells), which help…

  • HIV Awareness in the Philippines

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    The Philippines belong to most countries who experiencing the continually epidemic HIV, human immune deficiency virus that can destroy your immunity particularly the white blood cells that helping your body to keep away from foreign substances and killed them. AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is different from HIV, it is a syndrome that can be…

  • Socio-Economic Problems Faced by HIV Victims

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    Introduction Nowadays, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most serious problems faced by many countries. AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV). It is considered to be an advance stage of HIV infection. HIV attacks the immune system of an individuals and makes them susceptible to other infections and certain types of…