Any websites that might help? Im suposed to be the affirmative side of STD/HIV reporting or STD/HIV registry. HELP!
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it's helpful in keeping tabs on risk logistics ie; which geographical areas, agegroups, genders, and races are at highest risks at this particular time. example. i live in florida. i know that dade county has the highest infection ratio in the state. i'm also aware that young girls ages 15 to late 20's have the highest growing rate of infection, but still gay males have the most reported cases to date. i don't know who has hiv-as a member of the general public i do not have access to this information, therefore no ones privacy is really being invaded. i can not go on the computer and search all my friends and co workers for stds (thank god), but i can use the information that is available to help me make better choices about my choice of sexual partners and practices. i also know who is in the greatest need of more thorough education and encouragement of prevention practices.
HIV REPORTING IS GOOD BECAUSE HOMOS AND REPRIBATES CAN GOTO JAIL AND RDUCE THE AMOUNT OFFUCKENN CASES
its not good- it violates people's privacy and the relationship between doctors and patients
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Why is HIV particle so virulent?
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So Virulent? Where do you get that information? What are you relying on to make such a bold inacurate statement?In the 1980s it was often claimed that HIV infection led to AIDS very quickly, but as time went on the asymptomatic period was stretched out until now the consensus is that it is about 10 years, both in countries where HIV testing and AIDS drugs are common, and in poorer countries where they are not.“Johns Hopkins researcher Stephen Gange said records of a large group of gay men studied in the late 1980s showed that seven out of 10,000 cases developed AIDS within six months of infection.”
Brown D. Drug-resistant AIDS case remains a puzzle. Washington Post. 2005 Feb 25.“There are too many shortcomings in the theory that HIV causes all signs of AIDS. We are seeing people HIV-infected for 9, 10, 12 years or more, and they are still in good shape, their immune system is still good. It is unlikely that these people will come down with AIDS later.”
VI Int’l AIDS Conference, Jun 24 1990We live in a media age that loves sound bites and simple quotes. This question follows that logic and goes to prove that what we hear about HIV is not the real thing.
From what I understand, does it not change its form and shape somehow, so that antibodies are unable to identify it and attack it??
^ (I think what Andy wrote is about Malaria Parasites)
HIV - because it damages a person's immune system (such as helper T cells). A person infected with HIV is infected for life - there's no cure. Over time, as the immune system weakens, a person with HIV may develop rare infections or cancers. When these are particularly serious, the person is said to have AIDS.
Like Hep C, HIV can change it's form by swapping genes, producing many different strains / subtypes, making it difficult to produce a vaccine. This is why even people who are already infected should take precautions, as there is the potential for people to become infected with a number of different strains. This could potentially produce extremely dangerous strains of HIV, that are resistant to current retro-viral drugs. There is also the danger that a variant could develop that could be passed on more easily, ie: possibly become airborne, like TB.This has already happened with TB, causing multi-drug resistant TB to become prevelant in certain areas of Africa, and elsewhere. Another example is how MSRA has mutated to produce the much more dangerous VRSR, as in resistant to Vancomycin, the drug of choice for MRSA.For more information see the follwing links:http://www.avert.org/http://www.hivdent.org/drugs/drughahdr01...http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/2006051...http://www.who.int/hiv/en/http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_...
Virulence is a measure of how likely an organism is to cause a disease. I'm not sure how virulent it is... It is however the most lethal virus, because it has a rather cunning trick. The virus takes its DNA, and adds it to the host cell DNA, making it a "retrovirus". The viral DNA then becomes part of the human DNA, so when that cell divides, the viral DNA divides with it. By infecting a dividing cell whose function it is to replace other cells, the virus can reproduce large numbers of itself without running the risk of ever dying out. Because even when all the virust particles are destroyed, viral DNA in the host cells still contains all the information needed to make new particles.
It infects immune cells called T-cells and macrophages. This is also very cunning and devious because it is these two types of cells that are responsible for removing other cells in the body infected with HIV. So in all its cunningness, the HIV virus removes any resistance the body has to offer to the virus' reproduction. Sort of like destroying a country's army before invading it.
Invasion by the virus is not the major problem. The problem is due to the lack of immunity resulting from the destruction all the immune cells, (hence Adult Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS). This allows other bacteria and fungi to grow in the body and wreak havoc unsupervised, leading eventually to death.
Thats why the treatment is in trying to destroy these invading bacteria and fungi, using a "cocktail" of drugs for all the different types of organisms.
itz mainly coz it selectively attacks n destroys d helper t cells of d immune system... destruction of des cells causes many infections which will b very virulent in des patients...
The HIV virus is constantly evolving, which is why scientists can't make vaccines for it, it affects the immune system, but it also invades the cells of the immune system, so they carry on reproducing, thinking they are making more antibodies, but are actullay churning out a supply of the HIV virus
The immune system is so good at attacking it but cannot win without a little help. It feels like the shock you would get when rubbing your feet on carpet and then touching metal as the virus first enters the initial cells. After the initial cells are destroyed there seems to be nothing going on. However, there is a constant struggle going on inside the body as the immune system battles the virus.
Why is HIV called the HIV Virus?
Why is it called the HIV Virus if the acronyms has virus in it? I need this in a hurry for school, get extra credit that I NEED %26gt;.%26gt;
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For the same reason people say ATM machine and PIN number. :)I think it's just a linguistic thing. People feel like it's clearer. I don't hear a lot of medical professionals adding virus to the end, they just say "HIV."
It stand s for Human Immuno Defieciency Virus.Thats why.TC
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For the same reason people say ATM machine and PIN number. :)I think it's just a linguistic thing. People feel like it's clearer. I don't hear a lot of medical professionals adding virus to the end, they just say "HIV."
It stand s for Human Immuno Defieciency Virus.Thats why.TC
Why is chickenpox is called chickenpox, what has it got to do with chickens?
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One history of medicine book credits Giovanni Filippo (1510鈥?580) of Palermo with the first description of varicella (chickenpox). Subsequently in the 1600s, an English physician named Richard Morton described what he thought a mild form of smallpox as "chicken pox." Later, in 1767, a physician named William Heberden, also from England, was the first physician to clearly demonstrate that chickenpox was different from smallpox. However, it is believed the name chickenpox was commonly used in earlier centuries before doctors identified the disease.There are many explanations offered for the origin of the name chickenpox:Samuel Johnson suggested that the disease was "no very great danger", thus a "chicken" version of the pox;
the specks that appear looked as though the skin was pecked by chickens;
the disease was named after chick peas, from a supposed similarity in size of the seed to the lesions;
the term reflects a corruption of the Old English word giccin, which meant itching.
As "pox" also means curse, in medieval times some believed it was a plague brought on to curse children by the use of black magic.
does the vaccine come from chickens?
not sure on that one.
Found a website it will tell you all you need to know
doc named Richard Morton described what was a mild form of smallpox as "chicken pox." turned out to be something different. the name stuck
a chickens skin is lumpy like pimples
you get with chicken pox that's why??
prob cos it looks like chickens have bin peakin at u
and its a great way of teasing younger family members when they have it by sayin that they are turnin into a chicken
Why is calcium intake restricted in renal failure patients?
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Maybe because it could help form kidney stones and it isn't excreted as fast? Ask your nephrologist or the dietician at the dialysis center .Here are some links to the National Kidney foundation and diet...Kidney disease and diethttp://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic.cfm... (National Kidney foundation on diet)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (how to increase calories with the kidney diet)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (scroll down to鈥igh phosphorus foods to avoid)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (scroll down to 鈥igh potassium foods to avoid)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (scroll down to..high sodium foods to avoid)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (tips on cutting down on protein)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (kidneys and analgesics)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (kidneys and alcohol)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (kidneys and drugs)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic.cfm... (kidney transplants)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic.cfm... (urinary tract problems)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (kidneys and immunosuppresants used with transplants)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic.cfm... (kidneys and high blood pressure)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (dining out and kidney disease)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (nutrition and hemodialysis)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (vitamins and minerals and a kidney diet)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (emergency meal planning for patients on dialysis)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (emergency meal planning for diabetics on dialysis)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic_br. (National Kidney foundation downloadable brochures)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atoztopic.cfm... (all about dialysis)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (impotence and kidney disease)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (tips for spicing up your diet)
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?... (recipes for kidney patients)
Why is BRUCELLOSIS endemic in Latin America?
BRUCELLOSIS is spread to humans mostly from farm animals
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What is brucellosis?
It is a contagious, costly disease of ruminant animals that also affects humans. Although brucellosis can attack other animals, its main threat is to cattle, bison, and swine. The disease is also known as contagious abortion or Bang's disease. In humans, it's known as undulant fever because of the severe intermittent fever accompanying human infection or Malta fever because it was first recognized as a human disease on the island of Malta. How is brucellosis spread? Brucellosis is commonly transmitted to susceptible animals by direct contact with infected animals or with an environment that has been contaminated with discharges from infected animals. Aborted fetuses, placental membranes or fluids, and other vaginal discharges present after an infected animal has aborted or calved are all highly contaminated with infectious Brucella organisms. Cows may lick those materials or the genital area of other cows or ingest the disease-causing organisms with contaminated food or water. Despite occasional exceptions, the general rule is that brucellosis is carried from one herd to another by an infected or exposed animal. This mode of transmission occurs when a herd owner buys replacement cattle or bison that are infected or have been exposed to infection prior to purchase. The disease may also be spread when wild animals or animals from an affected herd mingle with brucellosis-free herds. How can people be protected from brucellosis? Ranchers, farmers, or animal managers should clean and disinfect calving areas and other places likely to become contaminated with infective material. All individuals should wear sturdy rubber or plastic gloves when assisting calving or aborting animals, and scrub well with soap and water afterward. Precautions against drinking raw milk or eating unpasteurized milk byproducts are also important. Ultimately, the best prevention is to eliminate brucellosis from all animals in the area. How common is human brucellosis in this country? Fortunately, the combination of pasteurization of milk and progress in the eradication of the disease in livestock has resulted in substantially fewer human cases than in the past. Ninety eight cases of human brucellosis were reported in 1997, a fraction of the 6,400 cases reported in 1947. Sixty two (62) cases of brucellosis in humans have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 1998 (provisional data).
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What is brucellosis?
It is a contagious, costly disease of ruminant animals that also affects humans. Although brucellosis can attack other animals, its main threat is to cattle, bison, and swine. The disease is also known as contagious abortion or Bang's disease. In humans, it's known as undulant fever because of the severe intermittent fever accompanying human infection or Malta fever because it was first recognized as a human disease on the island of Malta. How is brucellosis spread? Brucellosis is commonly transmitted to susceptible animals by direct contact with infected animals or with an environment that has been contaminated with discharges from infected animals. Aborted fetuses, placental membranes or fluids, and other vaginal discharges present after an infected animal has aborted or calved are all highly contaminated with infectious Brucella organisms. Cows may lick those materials or the genital area of other cows or ingest the disease-causing organisms with contaminated food or water. Despite occasional exceptions, the general rule is that brucellosis is carried from one herd to another by an infected or exposed animal. This mode of transmission occurs when a herd owner buys replacement cattle or bison that are infected or have been exposed to infection prior to purchase. The disease may also be spread when wild animals or animals from an affected herd mingle with brucellosis-free herds. How can people be protected from brucellosis? Ranchers, farmers, or animal managers should clean and disinfect calving areas and other places likely to become contaminated with infective material. All individuals should wear sturdy rubber or plastic gloves when assisting calving or aborting animals, and scrub well with soap and water afterward. Precautions against drinking raw milk or eating unpasteurized milk byproducts are also important. Ultimately, the best prevention is to eliminate brucellosis from all animals in the area. How common is human brucellosis in this country? Fortunately, the combination of pasteurization of milk and progress in the eradication of the disease in livestock has resulted in substantially fewer human cases than in the past. Ninety eight cases of human brucellosis were reported in 1997, a fraction of the 6,400 cases reported in 1947. Sixty two (62) cases of brucellosis in humans have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 1998 (provisional data).
Why is blood red?
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The Hemoglobin molecule is red when attached to a oxygen molecule, it is not red when the O2 is not attached.
It looks cool.
Cells. Blood is accually blue when inside the body!
Its actually blue, mixed with oxygen in the air turns it red.
It's due to the heamoglobin molecules it contains. These are red coloured iron complexes.
Well its actually blue but once the blood hits oxygen it turns red... and I have no idea why..lol.. :o)
hemoglobin
its actually blue, its red because when it touches the air it gets oxygenated, which turns it red.
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it is exposed to air when it is Red
cause, its really blue,or purple but when it hits the air it turns that color.
it' actually blue in our veins until oxygen hits it when we have a cut and it turns red
Hemoglobin is what make the blood a red color.
because thats what color it is, i dont think there is a reason
something about oxidation or something--- blood is blue, which it why are vanes are blue but when the air touches it, it turns red.
Blood is red because blood absorbs all the other colors of the visible spectrum, except for red. So red is transmitted instead. Get it.P.S. I took Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in college.
red blood cellls are red and change the color to red
blood isn't red its blue it turns red when it gets oxygen
Because it contains Iron, which oxidizes (the same process as rusting!) when exposed to oxygen. Blood in the veins isn't red!
When the iron in blood meets with oxygen, it makes it a red color. It's the same principle behind when iron rusts, it looks red.
blood is red because of a pigment called haemoglobin in blood which imparts red colour
I don't know how true it is but when I was little I was told blood was blue inside the body, and when it came to the surface it turned red due to oxygen
so you can see it when you bleed. Its like a red light or tail lights on a car, when you see red, you stop. So when you bleed you see red, you stop, you put on a bandaid, or other care if its serious.
Good question! When u find out why ... let me know.
its not the blood thats red its the blood CELLS.
red blood cells
It is a chemical reaction between ingredients in blood and oxygen that turn it red. When the blood passes through the arteries it receives oxygen from the lungs and the blood turns red. The blood traveling back to the heart has been depleted of oxygen since that is one of the main purposes of blood, to bring oxygen to all of the cells. That is why veins are blue and arteries are red. Though there are "red blood" cells in the mix they are not red unless they are rich in oxygen. It is hemoglobin in the cells that actually carry the oxygen. I believe it is the reaction between oxygen and iron that makes the red color, like rust forming when iron is over exposed to air.
Because it exposed to oxygen, but it is actually blue inside the body.
Actually, human blood is blue. It only becomes red when it is exposed to oxygen.For the low down nitty gritty, check out the source link
its actually blue. it turns red once it takes in oxygen.
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