A positive HIV test does not in every case mean that you are infected with the AIDS virus. ... Many of the citizens in Egypt don't even bother with getting tested for AIDS. ... Sometimes the people don't get tested for the fear of finding out that they are infected with this deadly disease that will haunt their social status and they are scared of getting isolated from their family. Others don't get tested for AIDS because they just don't care if they have the disease. Sometimes people don't get tested for AIDS because they are unaware of what AIDS is. ...

• Word Count: 3234
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Most people think of a deadly virus that is transmitted by sex, needles, or blood transfusions. ... Many of these people don't realize the severity of this modern plague. 665,357 people have AIDS in the United States alone by 1998, and 401,028 people have died from AIDS. ... People injected heroine into their bodies using a needle. These drug users soon set up a "shooting gallery" where people could buy drugs and rent equipment. ... The only way to produce factor VIII was to gather thousands of people's blood and combine it. ...

• Word Count: 2868
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Employees with HIV infection live for many years without any symptoms and people who develop AIDS live for a number of years after their diagnosis. ... Potential staffs and employees should not be refused employment or entry to the organisation on the grounds that they test positive for HIV. The organisation does not therefore; introduce compulsory screening procedures to test for HIV (either prior to employment or during employment).The organization endorses informed consent for individual testing, accompanied by confidential and appropriate counselling. ... These arise from misconceptions r...

• Word Count: 3825
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People have seen millions of people die from wars, car accidents, plane crashes, shootings, and the like, but now the whole world is witnessing the new global killer. ... To make a long story short, all the blood samples that were tested from the CHAT vaccine all tested positive in those people who lived within a 160km radius of the CHAT site, which was in Congo (Africa). Finally, here are those people that still believe that HIV and AIDS do not exist today. ... Ideas and pre-judgements led the African people to withdraw from some of the involvement of HIV and AIDS related statistics. ......

• Word Count: 2501
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Christian Communities refers to social groups with a common Christian faith who gather together to pray and serve people suffering and living with HIV and AIDS. ... The situation particularly in Africa was quite piteous in the sense that there was so much stigma and discrimination on the people living with HIV. ... They conveyed a message that labelled those living with HIV as a cursed people, sinful and rejected by God. ... Purged from several misconceptions, the Christian community made a great stride towards the people in need of help. ... Death rate of the people dying of AIDS is not decre...

• Word Count: 5303
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate