AIDS, by Java
By the end of 2005, 40.3 million adults and 4.9 million children were living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS. During 2005, 4.9 million new people were infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, which causes AIDS. About 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981. These statistics show that AIDS is widespread and still results in death. There are three solutions for AIDS: personal prevention, government prevention, and finding new medicine as a cure.
The first solution is personal prevention. Personal prevention includes abstaining from sex outside of a monogamous relationship, using a latex condom during each sexual encounter from start to finish, not sharing razors, toothbrushes, or needles. Also, it is important to ask if needles or other instruments are sterile before a procedure, such as acupuncture, tattooing, ear piercing, etc. If a person is scheduled to undergo surgery in the near future, he could consider donating blood for his own use. It will reduce the risk of contracting AIDS from a blood transfusion. If a person is an intravenous drug user, he should use one disposable needle and syringe at a time. If a person is infected with HIV or involved in a high risk activity, he or she should not donate blood, organs, tissues, etc.
The second solution is government prevention. Nowadays, AIDS has become a global and social problem, not just a personal problem. Many governments and international organizations are doing a great deal, such as educating about not discriminating against people with AIDS and HIV, giving free medication, free care, and economic assistance. In South Africa, some part of the prevention method is condom distribution, mandatory AIDS testing, safe sex programs for teenagers, home HIV tests, and needle exchange programs. The U.S.government spent 19.7 billion dollars for global and domestic HIV/AIDS programs in 2005. All of them 2.7 billion dollars were spent for low and middle income countries HIV/AIDS programs.
The best solution for AIDS is finding new medication to cure the disease, and a vaccine to prevent it. Today, some new medications slow the progression of disease and reduce the seriousness of HIV. Recently, a new medication called a microbicide was created, which prevents passing HIV during sex. The positive results of the microbicide show a possibility of creating a vaccine against HIV.
In conclusion, AIDS is a fearful disease at the moment. Personal prevention of AIDS can reduce risk from AIDS in some ways. Government prevention of AIDS is part of many HIV/AIDS programs and is helpful for both infected and uninfected people. The best way to resolve the problem of AIDS is finding new medication to cure and vaccinate against the disease. Someday, scientists will hopefully discover a cure for AIDS.
The first solution is personal prevention. Personal prevention includes abstaining from sex outside of a monogamous relationship, using a latex condom during each sexual encounter from start to finish, not sharing razors, toothbrushes, or needles. Also, it is important to ask if needles or other instruments are sterile before a procedure, such as acupuncture, tattooing, ear piercing, etc. If a person is scheduled to undergo surgery in the near future, he could consider donating blood for his own use. It will reduce the risk of contracting AIDS from a blood transfusion. If a person is an intravenous drug user, he should use one disposable needle and syringe at a time. If a person is infected with HIV or involved in a high risk activity, he or she should not donate blood, organs, tissues, etc.
The second solution is government prevention. Nowadays, AIDS has become a global and social problem, not just a personal problem. Many governments and international organizations are doing a great deal, such as educating about not discriminating against people with AIDS and HIV, giving free medication, free care, and economic assistance. In South Africa, some part of the prevention method is condom distribution, mandatory AIDS testing, safe sex programs for teenagers, home HIV tests, and needle exchange programs. The U.S.government spent 19.7 billion dollars for global and domestic HIV/AIDS programs in 2005. All of them 2.7 billion dollars were spent for low and middle income countries HIV/AIDS programs.
The best solution for AIDS is finding new medication to cure the disease, and a vaccine to prevent it. Today, some new medications slow the progression of disease and reduce the seriousness of HIV. Recently, a new medication called a microbicide was created, which prevents passing HIV during sex. The positive results of the microbicide show a possibility of creating a vaccine against HIV.
In conclusion, AIDS is a fearful disease at the moment. Personal prevention of AIDS can reduce risk from AIDS in some ways. Government prevention of AIDS is part of many HIV/AIDS programs and is helpful for both infected and uninfected people. The best way to resolve the problem of AIDS is finding new medication to cure and vaccinate against the disease. Someday, scientists will hopefully discover a cure for AIDS.
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