Hiv Among Hispanics

Hiv Among Hispanics

Over the course of history, it has often been said of human beings that we are afraid of what we don’t know. In the late seventeenth century, religious fundamentalists used the irrational fear of witchery and superstition as an excuse for the execution of many innocent people. Until fairly recently, most non-Anglo-Saxon races were looked upon with apprehension and abhorrence. Nevertheless, mankind has frequently managed to overcome its ignorance and fear in favor of knowledge and enlightenment. Even in today’s world with continuously evolving technological genius and “liberal” social enlightenment, hate and fear have still proven to be critical issues. This has been a particular concern with regard to HIV, one of the single greatest tragedies of the twentieth century. No other disease, or event for that matter, has caused so much finger pointing and hysteria.
HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus is a retrovirus. Which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome also known as AIDS. It is a condition that leads to a failing of the human immune system which in turn can lead to life threatening infection and disease. The first stage of HIV which is known as the latent phase and you it is possible for the carrier not display any symptoms at all, but a lot of people suffer from flu type symptoms such as fever, sore throat, muscle pain, head aches, tiredness, nausea and sickness. A blood test at this point will pick up the first signs of the antibodies. Most people have developed these antibodies within 12 weeks of infection. A person who is HIV-infected carries the virus in certain body fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk. The virus can be transmitted only if such HIV-infected fluids enter the bloodstream of another person.
While HIV does not discriminate among different races, genders, or ethnicities, the Hispanic population is seeing their HIV population continue to grow and become a large proportion of the new HIV cases. Let's...

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