Infectious Disease HIV
Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS
Jessica Thammavongsa
HCA 240
August 9th, 2014
Shirlene Small
Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS
I am writing this paper to explain how HIV/AIDS as an infectious disease responds to the inflammatory, describe what the disease is, how it is transmitted, and the environmental factors that can make a person vulnerable to accruing the disease. In addition, this paper will discuss standard and alternative treatments that are available to those who have HIV/AIDS, identify methods that can be used to control the spread of the disease and the consequences there are for not controlling the disease. Finally, this paper will include the prevention through community health’s promotion and wellness strategies.
AIDS was first noted in the early 1980s among men with multiple sexual partners of the same sex and drug users who share hypodermic needles. (Zelman, Raymond, Holdaway, & Mulvilhil. 2010). Even though the first acknowledgment of AIDS was primarily men HIV and AIDS has also affected women as well. AIDS is known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It has been known to be the leading cause of death in women. HIV is known as human immunodeficiency virus. It has been the fourth leading cause of death in women today. HIV is growing among minorities and is the largest in African-American males, with a rate of 6% of African-American males having the disease, and it is also higher with Hispanics than it is with Caucasians (Zelman, Raymond, Holdaway, & Mulvilhil. 2010). Subsequently, HIV and AIDS is not the same thing. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) AIDS is the full blown disease, while HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. An example of the difference is a woman has HIV which means she is a carrier of the virus and anyone she may have sexual contact with can become infected.
First, Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV transmission can occur with unprotected sex or with needle
Jessica Thammavongsa
HCA 240
August 9th, 2014
Shirlene Small
Infectious Disease: HIV/AIDS
I am writing this paper to explain how HIV/AIDS as an infectious disease responds to the inflammatory, describe what the disease is, how it is transmitted, and the environmental factors that can make a person vulnerable to accruing the disease. In addition, this paper will discuss standard and alternative treatments that are available to those who have HIV/AIDS, identify methods that can be used to control the spread of the disease and the consequences there are for not controlling the disease. Finally, this paper will include the prevention through community health’s promotion and wellness strategies.
AIDS was first noted in the early 1980s among men with multiple sexual partners of the same sex and drug users who share hypodermic needles. (Zelman, Raymond, Holdaway, & Mulvilhil. 2010). Even though the first acknowledgment of AIDS was primarily men HIV and AIDS has also affected women as well. AIDS is known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It has been known to be the leading cause of death in women. HIV is known as human immunodeficiency virus. It has been the fourth leading cause of death in women today. HIV is growing among minorities and is the largest in African-American males, with a rate of 6% of African-American males having the disease, and it is also higher with Hispanics than it is with Caucasians (Zelman, Raymond, Holdaway, & Mulvilhil. 2010). Subsequently, HIV and AIDS is not the same thing. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) AIDS is the full blown disease, while HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. An example of the difference is a woman has HIV which means she is a carrier of the virus and anyone she may have sexual contact with can become infected.
First, Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV transmission can occur with unprotected sex or with needle
References: HIV/AIDS. (2014, August 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:33, August 9, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HIV/AIDS&oldid=620025353 WebMD. (2014). Retrieved on August 8th, 2014 from www.webmd.com Understanding HIV and AIDS Zelman, M., Tompary, E., Raymond, J., Holdaway, P., & Mulvihill, M. (2010). Human diseases: A systemic approach (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson