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Analysis of HIV/AIDS

This research paper presents an analysis of HIV/AIDS. Biomedical aspects of the disease, psychosocial aspects of the disease, and ethical issues will be discussed. In April of 2000, HIV/AIDS was declared a threat to American national security by the United States Government. AIDS has become a global political issue, with damaging effects on a country's economic. Mortality rates are expected to rise in many countries. Numbers of orphaned children are increasing (Luo, 2002). While most individuals in developed countries such as the U.S. tend to be aware of HIV/AIDS, a significant number maintain a limited amount of prevention knowledge and do not practice safe behaviors (Stephenson, 2002).

HIV or human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus which kills CD4 cells in the body. These cells, also called T-helper cells, are responsible for helping the body fight infection and disease. HIV is passed from one person to another. AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, develops in an HIV-infected person. AIDS develops when HIV destroys the body's immune system. Reduction of the amount of Virus with anti-HIV drugs can slow down this immune destruction. Anyone can get HIV, by having unprotected sex with someone who is infected with HIV, by sharing a needle and syringe, or from a blood transfusion (today all blood in the U.S. is tested for HIV). HIV is also passed from mother to fetus. Body fluids that transmit HIV are blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, and other fluids which contain blood such as fluids that surround the brain, spinal cord, bone joints, and an unborn baby (CDC, 2002).

If a positive HIV test is received, it is clear that the individual is infected with HIV. The CD4+ T cell count in a blood sample determines the presence of HIV. HIV develops into AIDS when the count drops below 200 cells/mm, or the individual develops an AIDS-defining condition. HIV enters the CD4+ T cells and uses the cell to copy i...

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