AIDS



Abstract

AIDS is the disease that develops as a result of progressive destruction of the immune system (body's defenses), caused by a virus discovered in 1983 and named the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The high levels of AIDS infection among females in African American women have serious implications for the welfare of families. A lot of women are still unaware that their male partners can contract the HIV virus by having sex with men and then pass the virus to their female partners. At present, there is no possible treatment of AIDS but many medicines have been introduced in order to fight the complications of HIV.

AIDS

Introduction

The article which I am discussing in this paper is about the AIDS infection in African American women. AIDS is the disease that develops as a result of progressive destruction of the immune system (body's defenses), caused by a virus discovered in 1983 and named the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The word AIDS comes from the initials of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which is the inability of the immune system to fight infections and other pathological processes. AIDS is not a result of an inherited disorder, but the result of exposure to HIV infection, which facilitates the development of new opportunistic infections, tumors and other processes. The virus remains dormant and destroys a certain type of lymphocytes, cells that defend the body's immune system.

HIV among African American women

The high levels of AIDS infection among females in African American women have serious implications for the welfare of families, as females are the main caregivers and grow most of the subsistence crops that contribute to the food security of households and communities. The high levels of female AIDS infection expose the vulnerability of females to this deadly disease and indicate high levels of discrimination against females in the region. The population segment we have chosen for this research is African American Women. The epidemic is also found in the active adult population, which constitutes a serious handicap to economic growth in the countries concerned, and improving the living conditions of millions of public servants. The impact of HIV / AIDS on the government is composite, far-flung & manifests itself in several dimensions (multidimensional) and includes increased management costs in the small and extended term, reducing use, loss of profits, tax revenue and investment, intellectual capital, institutional memory, contacts / networks, and the deteriorating quality of basic services. HIV ...