AIDS
Today, forty million people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. With an astounding number of cases being reported each year, something must be done to educate the world's youth about the dangers of this pandemic. With over 40,000 cases of HIV/AIDS being reported each year in America, and over 600,000 cases worldwide, a step must be taken to educate teenagers of the risks and statistics of this disease. HIV/AIDS does not work alone in gaining these astounding numbers--it works with fear, ignorance, and silence. Because I am not gay, I am not at risk. Because I do not inject drugs, I am not at risk. Because I am not hemophiliac, I am not at risk. But, we are at risk, each an everyone of us. HIV/AIDS is the third leading killer of young-adult Americans, with the rate of infection rising the fastest among women and children. But HIV/AIDS will not be third for long. Teenagers do not give each other heart disease or cancer because they believe that they are in love. HIV is different. As a world we must be better educated in the HIV/AIDS virus--what it does to the body, how it is contracted, and how it can be prevented. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. The
Blood donor's blood is now being tested for STD's HIV/AIDS and HIV 2 viruses. The likelihood that donations containing any strain of HIV/AIDS would reach hospitals or clinics is very small and all preventative measures are being taken to assure that this will not happen. People who inject drugs can lessen the chance that they will come into contact with HIV or AIDS by not sharing needles. If needle sharing continues to happen, a preventative measure would be to thoroughly clean and sanitize the needle before and after use. virus is passed from one person to another through blood and sexual contact. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast-feeding. People with HIV have what is called an HIV infection. Most of these people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. Blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, and other body fluids containing blood have been proven to spread HIV. Having unprotected sex, sharing dirty needles, and coming into contact with HIV positive blood are interactions that one can contract HIV/AIDS through. Although HIV/AIDS has the great potential to become an even larger problem than it is, it does not have to. With the use of preventative measures and education, this epidemic may slow its speed of infection. Everyday science coming closer and closer to a cure for this disease. A vaccine is in its third stage of testing--if it passes this stage it will go to the FDA for approval. New medications are being created that can lengthen the life of an HIV/AIDS patient by years. But until the day tha
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