Thursday, March 5, 2009

A.I.D.S

H.I.V or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus causes AIDS or Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, it infects and destroys the cells of an individual. A person who is positive in HIV may experienced some high risks especially if a person is pregnant, the possibilities of transmission may occur. There are few individuals were interviewed about their cases.

Steve Kovacev has AIDS, in his case the virus is already spreading all over his body and the T-cells were destroy little by little as time goes by. The scientists made some drugs in order to stop or lessen the viruses that slowly destroying Steve's immune system. Although there are some alternatives that were prescribed for him, for Steve "tomorrow is not a promise" there's always a threat inside his body. But after a few years he is experiencing the medicine's side effects, because his body is not that good in responding to the medicines.

Lisa Howard was infected by the HIV virus from his ex- boyfriend, when she discovered it, she tried to live a normal life until she met her now husband David Howard, despite of her illness they continue to live a normal life. The AIDS is not in its terminal stage unlike to Steve, Lisa takes some medicine to control the spread of the virus. The couple was very thankful because none of their three daughters are infected thanks to the medicine that Lisa takes.

Experts say that the virus causing AIDS may be stop entering the T-cell through the GP-41 Protein that blocks the HIV virus to enter the cell now they are the developing this medicine. Also the voluunteers even the teachers from different schools and universities are educating the students about the high life risks and the danger in having an AIDS. Studies shows that the people mostly infected by the virus is from ages 13-20 in the United Staes, mostly the young ones it is a genuine observation, and the numbers of HIV positives in the U.S.A is almost 900,000 people.

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