Whereas HIV contributed to six per 100,000 deaths in 1999, the rate dropped to less than four per 100,000 deaths in 2007. ... First your doctor tests to see if you have HIV infection. Your blood is tested with an ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test. If this test is positive for HIV, your blood is tested again with the Western blot test. If both tests are positive, you are diagnosed with HIV infection. ...

• Word Count: 901
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

But inoculation had its problems, though the death rate was low, people feared dying from inoculation. ... After years of testing and research the first vaccination was given to a boy name Phipps in 1796. ... This book explained the history of immunity to smallpox and how cowpox naturally created immunity in the patients he tested and gave vaccines to. ...

• Word Count: 1897
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

If left untreated anthrax can and usually does result in death. ... The toxin was tested on 60 different kinds of tumor cells. ... (DBMD) If left untreated the disease is fatal and usually results in death. ...

• Word Count: 1530
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In 1993, HIV became the leading cause of death among people ages 25-44. ... People with HIV have fear for the following reasons: They fear being a patient in a hospital Undergoing painful medical tests and procedures Fear of dependency Fear of rejection Fear of giving virus to others What the infection will do to them Dying The reason why it also deals with anxiety is because the person can not say what they fear, they are restless, irritable, tense, preoccupied, they have trouble breathing, nauseating, cold sweats, racing pulse, panicky. ...

• Word Count: 1024
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School