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ABANES, ERICSON A.

BS-CRIM II Sociology

02-21-12 TTH 3:00-4:30

Based on the movie I watched, the Issue here or the problem presented in the movie is the
virus called HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make "antibodies", special molecules that are supposed to fight HIV. When you get a blood test for HIV, the test is really looking for these antibodies. If you have them in your blood, it means that you have HIV infection. People who have the HIV antibodies are called "HIV-Positive". Being HIV-positive, or having HIV disease, is not the same as having AIDS. Many people are HIV-positive but don't get sick for many years. As HIV disease continues, it slowly wears down the immune system. Viruses, parasites, fungi and bacteria that usually don't cause any problems can make you very sick if your immune system is damaged. These are called " opportunistic infections". The blood, vaginal fluid, semen, and breast milk of people infected with HIV has enough of the virus in it to infect other people. You can get HIV from anyone who's infected, even if they don't look sick, even if they haven't tested positive (yet). Most people get the HIV virus by: • • • • Having sex with an infected person. Sharing a needle (shooting drugs) with someone who's infected Being born when the mother is infected, or drinking the breast milk of an infected woman. Getting a transfusion of blood from an infected blood donor used to be a way people got AIDS, but now the blood supply is screened very carefully and the risk is extremely low. There are no documented cases of HIV being transmitted by tears or saliva, but it is possible to catch HIV through oral sex, especially if you have open sores in your mouth or bleeding gums. In the United States, there are about 800,000 to 900,000 people who are HIV-positive. Over 300,000 people are living with AIDS. Each year, there are 50,000 new infections. In the mid1990s, AIDS was the leading cause of death. However, newer treatments have cut the AIDS death rate significantly.

Scientists are busy trying to find a cure but to no vial. support and treatment. voluntary counseling and testing. They can prevent the fluids which contain the virus from entering a person's body through sexual intercourse. and care. providing care and treatment to help those already infected to remain healthy and productive for as long as possible. a prevention and awareness program. There are vaccines which can make infected people feel stronger but there is no real cure. The safest way from even the slightest risk of contracting AIDS is by ABSTAINING from sex. based on readings many causes of the wild spread are surfacing and people are getting infected by day or should I say by the minute. . So how can we protect ourselves from this deadly disease? Condoms are very much available and they are free. Each of these elements is discussed separately. They are safe but they are not 100% safe!Then there is another method ABSTAIN. creating awareness to prevent further HIV infections. supported by a team of employees. including trade unions and employee representatives. and secondly. a non-discrimination policy. According to the Global Business Coalition on HIV AIDS (GBC) the key elements of any effective program as: risk assessment. could well give the HIV programme the momentum it requires. to ensure employee support. Firstly. Workplace programmes and policies should be developed in consultation with all key stakeholders. Identifying a champion to drive the initiative. but must be viewed as parts of a holistic integrated programmed.The possible solutions for this problem. Since the most common way of contracting AIDS is through sexual intercourse. HIV AIDS program-mes have a two-pronged intervention approach.