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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus responsible for causing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The virus leaves the human immune system weak and renders infected individuals vulnerable to other illnesses. HIV has been thought to have originated on the African continent and is becoming an increasing medical issue there. The documentary AIDS in Africa details the rise and impact of the rate of HIV infection and AIDS throughout the African continent. In the documentary, various…

multi-organ disease.1 Sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is important to rule out other granulomatous disease such as berylliosis, tuberculosis, fungal infection, and lymphoma.3 Laboratory studies Laboratory screening includes complete blood count (CBC), comprehensive metabolic panel, urinalysis with 24-hour urine calcium, thyroid function testing, tuberculosis screening, and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)…

As you ask for a glass of water, you have no hesitation to drink it. The water is guaranteed to be clean. When you hear of a recent outbreak of disease, you breathe calmly. Disease prevention is easily accessible. The United States, within its glass bubble, consists of sanitary water accommodations and medical assistance, which is available for most citizens. Additionally, the United States is consistently looking for more ways to improve. One may ask, what is outside of the glass bubble?…

Access to healthcare effects many aspects of our lives. Lack of healthcare creates economically difficulties, the unnecessary spread of disease as well as, untimely preventable deaths. Healthcare should be accessible and affordable to everyone. Access to healthcare has detrimental effects on us all, regardless of where we live as we are all connected globally in one way or another. One billion people do not have access to a healthcare system. (1) This horrifying fact leads to 36 million deaths…

The bugchaser is quite an interesting “relational queer figure” (Chen, 2011, p. 265). As being infected with HIV is what the bugchaser desires, it is important to pay detailed attention to the relationalities that are encompassed between the virus and its toxicity. As Mel Y. Chen (2011) argues, “Toxins – toxin figures […] have moved well beyond their specific range of biological attribution, leaking out of nominal and literal bounds while retaining their affective ties to vulnerability and…

Carditis is the inflammation of muscle tissue in the heart. These inflammation are classified into three different categories based on the location of the inflammation. They are known as Endocarditis, Myocarditis, and Pericarditis. All three categories have common diagnosis and same procedures in diagnosing the inflammation. Carditis is to be referred to the inflammation of the muscle of the heart and Pancarditis is to be referred to the inflammation of the entire heart. Endocarditis The…

INTRODUCTION This report aims to study the communication systems of a not-for-profit organisation in Victoria, named Victorian AIDS Council (VAC). In the first part, some background information, including an organisational chart, different channels of communication with the organisation’s key internal and external stakeholders and funding resources will be examined. In the second part, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis will be employed to examine the competitiveness…

Bubonic Plague Still Kills Thousands Summary and Analysis The Bubonic Plague was once a disease that killed half of Europe population. Although it has been a long time since the disease affected Europe, researchers say that the disease is still in parts of the world. In Congo more than 10,000 people have gotten the disease throughout the last decade. Cases of the Bubonic Plague are slowly coming into the westward United States. The bacteria yersinia pestis started the Bubonic Plague and…

River blindness, also known as Onchocerciasis or Robles disease is an illness caused by an infection through a parasitic warm known as onchocerca volvulus. Since its first diagnosis and naming, river blindness has become a serious problem to many individuals especially in parts of Africa, Yemen, and South America. In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that onchocerciasis had not caused a single death. However, the illness had become a global burden by causing disability adjusted…

There are few things more life changing than joining the Peace Corps, and it isn't just your life that you are changing. By joining the Peace Corps you are bringing aid to the millions across the world that need it, gaining important leadership skills, and strengthening the bonds across the entirety of the international community. The Peace Corps is one of many organizations dedicated to bringing aid to those in need, but they have been doing it longer than most. They have been at it for more…