Join now to read essay AidsTo talk about AIDS today, one has also to talk about sexuality. Nowadays AIDS is largely related to sexual activities since AIDS is a consequence of the virus HIV, which can be transmitted during sexual relations. The movie that we saw, Philadelphia, deals with this. It tells the story of a homosexual man who contracted HIV during sexual intercourse with another man. After some years he starts to suffer from AIDS and the discrimination that came along with it. He was a successful lawyer, and was fired only because he had AIDS.
What is AIDS? AIDS is a stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a disease caused by the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) virus. An HIV-infected person receives a diagnosis of AIDS after developing one of the CDC-defined AIDS indicator illnesses. An HIV-positive person who has not had any serious illnesses also can receive an AIDS diagnosis on the basis of certain blood tests. A positive HIV test result does not mean that a person has AIDS. A person may carry the virus inside his body for as long as 10 years (or more) without showing an illnesses caused by AIDS. Infection with HIV can weaken the immune system to the point that it has difficulty fighting off certain infections. These types of infections are known as “opportunistic” infections because they take the opportunity a weakened immune system gives to cause illness. Many of the infections that cause problems or may be life-threatening for people with AIDS are usually controlled by a healthy immune system. The immune system of a person with AIDS is weakened to the point that medical intervention may be necessary to prevent or treat serious illness. Today there are medical treatments that can slow down the rate at which HIV weakens the immune system. There are other treatments that can prevent or cure some of the illnesses associated with AIDS. As with other diseases, early detection offers more options for treatment and preventative care.
HIV is spread by sexual contact with an infected person, by sharing needles and/or syringes (drug injection) with someone who is infected, or, less commonly, through transfusions of infected blood or blood clotting factors. Babies born to HIV-infected women may become infected before or during birth or through breast-feeding after birth. There are a couple of myths about how the HIV is transmitted. Some people fear that HIV might be transmitted in other ways; however, no scientific evidence to support any of these fears has been found. If HIV were being transmitted through other routes (such as through air, water, or insects), the pattern of reported AIDS cases would be much different from what has been observed. For example, if mosquitoes could transmit HIV infection, many more young children and preadolescents would have been diagnosed with AIDS.
Consequently, many countries need to increase and/or increase the number of people who are eligible for the HIV treatment program offered by the Government of Canada (GCR) to assist it in its prevention efforts. There are no plans currently to increase the number of people on the GCR for care at those in certain parts of Canada. To some extent, there are no plans at all from the Government (or anywhere else) to increase the number of people on the GCR to help with the prevention efforts of a large proportion of the Canadian population.
In addition, some Canadian governments and other organizations continue to not take any part in the process of providing the services to the HIV/AIDS patients and/or those who, through their personal health information, should be included with the program. The Government of Canada does not have the authority to take these steps, because all federal and provincial legislation provides that a person must be treated on their own terms. In the case of public health care and/or HIV prevention, it is necessary to provide at the appropriate level the services of at least a physician who, if not treating individuals, would do so without regard to the personal health or moral rights of the individual, and who is willing and able to provide an accurate description thereof, to the appropriate institutions which assist in this connection. The appropriate agencies for this purpose are as follows in their public statements: Federal Health Protection and Agency for Disease Control and Prevention Canada, Canada AIDS Management Region
Federal Agency of Medical Research and Experimental Health Canada
Federal Hospital Epidemiology Authority
Federal Agency of Children’s Services Alberta Health Research Development Branch
The World Health Organization
Federal Institute of Public Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Canada (IHS) Canada
NHS Canada
National Institute for Health Statistics
National Cancer Institute
NCCS
Canadian HIV Drug-Preventable Transmission Network For the prevention of non-HIV related diseases in persons in Canada: a review of information provided by the Government of Canada. 2005 April
In May 2004, the Public Health Agency of Canada released (the “Summary of Action” in its publication) a report entitled “HIV-related health problems Canadians want to know about; the most important public health problems associated with HIV prevention in Canada; and interventions for preventing other diseases in general.” The summary did not state that in Canada HIV disease was the leading cause of death and disability among people and that only 20 percent of those diagnosed with HIV had sex with someone diagnosed with HIV. However, among those who received more than one HIV treatment program, that total number for persons who were identified as being at high risk for HIV-related health problems grew to 65 percent, the figure for persons at low risk for HIV disease. The report further stated that the number of persons in Canada treated with this antiretroviral drug was “likely to exceed that of any country in the world.” However, the report noted that more than 30 percent of those who receive treatment from the HIV program in Canada were HIV-positive. By contrast, in the previous 5 years, between 1990 and 2003, the number of persons in Canada who received more than one HIV treatment program grew to 20 percent of persons diagnosed with HIV (for persons with HIV-related health problems, the number increased by 3 percent). In 2007, the government of Canada
Consequently, many countries need to increase and/or increase the number of people who are eligible for the HIV treatment program offered by the Government of Canada (GCR) to assist it in its prevention efforts. There are no plans currently to increase the number of people on the GCR for care at those in certain parts of Canada. To some extent, there are no plans at all from the Government (or anywhere else) to increase the number of people on the GCR to help with the prevention efforts of a large proportion of the Canadian population.
In addition, some Canadian governments and other organizations continue to not take any part in the process of providing the services to the HIV/AIDS patients and/or those who, through their personal health information, should be included with the program. The Government of Canada does not have the authority to take these steps, because all federal and provincial legislation provides that a person must be treated on their own terms. In the case of public health care and/or HIV prevention, it is necessary to provide at the appropriate level the services of at least a physician who, if not treating individuals, would do so without regard to the personal health or moral rights of the individual, and who is willing and able to provide an accurate description thereof, to the appropriate institutions which assist in this connection. The appropriate agencies for this purpose are as follows in their public statements: Federal Health Protection and Agency for Disease Control and Prevention Canada, Canada AIDS Management Region
Federal Agency of Medical Research and Experimental Health Canada
Federal Hospital Epidemiology Authority
Federal Agency of Children’s Services Alberta Health Research Development Branch
The World Health Organization
Federal Institute of Public Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Canada (IHS) Canada
NHS Canada
National Institute for Health Statistics
National Cancer Institute
NCCS
Canadian HIV Drug-Preventable Transmission Network For the prevention of non-HIV related diseases in persons in Canada: a review of information provided by the Government of Canada. 2005 April
In May 2004, the Public Health Agency of Canada released (the “Summary of Action” in its publication) a report entitled “HIV-related health problems Canadians want to know about; the most important public health problems associated with HIV prevention in Canada; and interventions for preventing other diseases in general.” The summary did not state that in Canada HIV disease was the leading cause of death and disability among people and that only 20 percent of those diagnosed with HIV had sex with someone diagnosed with HIV. However, among those who received more than one HIV treatment program, that total number for persons who were identified as being at high risk for HIV-related health problems grew to 65 percent, the figure for persons at low risk for HIV disease. The report further stated that the number of persons in Canada treated with this antiretroviral drug was “likely to exceed that of any country in the world.” However, the report noted that more than 30 percent of those who receive treatment from the HIV program in Canada were HIV-positive. By contrast, in the previous 5 years, between 1990 and 2003, the number of persons in Canada who received more than one HIV treatment program grew to 20 percent of persons diagnosed with HIV (for persons with HIV-related health problems, the number increased by 3 percent). In 2007, the government of Canada
Some people fear that HIV might be transmitted in other ways; however, no scientific evidence to support any of these fears has been found. If HIV were being transmitted through other routes (such as through air, water, or insects), the pattern of reported