The Pros of Mandatory HIV Testing and Disclosure of HIV Status The universal precautions of the Centers for Disease Control do not eradicate all risk to the patient or health care provider, says Baillie et al. (p. 129). While health care providers in all institutions have been educated in universal precautions, Beck, a registered nurse, cautions that some employees have failed to comply with the recommended procedures from the Centers of Disease Control. Some nurses find goggles, gloves, and
Introduction 3 2 Mandatory HIV testing among Pregnant women 4 3 Pros of Mandatory HIV testing for pregnant women 5-6 4 Arguments against Mandatory testing for pregnant women 7 5 Arguments against Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing 8-9 6 Proponents of Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing 10 7 Conclusions 10-11 8 Recommendations 12 9. References 12-13 Introduction There are different kinds of HIV testing: voluntary testing, where the person tested makes the
This paper presents an ethical analysis of the mandatory newborn HIV testing law enacted in New York State. The law was passed as an effort to decrease maternal transmission of HIV, by treating infants born to HIV positive mothers immediately after birth with AZT. Newborn testing was promoted by the legislative and medical community following the overwhelmingly positive response from HIV infected pregnant women who were given AZT in the ACTG 076 clinical trials. Pregnant mothers who were given
According to www.aids.gov, 1.2 million people have HIV in the United States. 1 out of 8 living with HIV are unaware that they have the illness. HIV affects people and families all over the world, but should people be able to take their own HIV test? This topic has had a lot of controversy in the previous years. HIV is an illness that affects a lot of people. Walgreens got the permission to give HIV tests. The test is called OraQuick. It works this way, you buy a kit at Walgreens or other stores that
HIV is a devastating and deadly virus that affects 1.1 million Americans annually (CDC, 2010). The hardest hit group is that of gay or bisexual black males. The “Testing Makes Us Stronger” campaign was implemented August 15, 2011 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in response to this need for awareness and prevention in the black gay and bisexual male community. From 2006-2009, the number of infected black bisexual and gay men increased by 48% (CDC.gov, 2006-2009) showing an
There were roughly 2.1 million new HIV infections in the year of 2015 which, 150,000 of were among children. Some that have this disease , are not aware of it , and are harming themselves, newborns,and with others that are sexually active . HIV testing should be mandatory in the United States , because it is a comely known disease that is spreading with and without notice. It is very unhealthy for a person’s body and life. One’s who have this deadly disease do not think of others when they are
Johnson shocked the sports world when he revealed his HIV-positive status and continued to participate in professional basketball games. He faced varying reactions including scrutiny and acceptance. With rising fears of contracting HIV during sports games that turn bloody, the dilemma exists of requiring athletes to be subject to more testing. With this comes an ethical dilemma due to the stigmatization of individuals with HIV. Considering that HIV is a potentially deadly and dangerous virus, some argue
HIV is a serious issue that is commonly pushed off and considered an irrelevant topic. In “AIDS, Inc.” by Helen Epstein, the topics of lifestyle brands and government funded organizations were discussed, and provided readers with an understanding of the depths of the disease. The excerpt discusses programs (i.e. loveLife) that had the potential and opportunity to save and inform many lives, but failed to do so, which continues to be a problem today. Our government is capable of helping and educating
of war. According to the book, Global Aids Crisis, studies conducted on every continent show that those who travel frequently are at an increased risk for infection with HIV/AIDS. Since the virus has spread it has troubled millions of people around the world. AIDS is an alarming sickness which is caused by an infection called, HIV. When it gets inside your body, it attacks your immune system instantly. AIDS is a very destructive disease and has spread fast throughout the world because of poverty,
Sadruddin Jiwani HIV/AIDS Introduction: HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is a disease of the human immune system, which is caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus. To understand it in a better way, let us break it down: H - Human - This specific virus can only infect human beings. I - Immunodeficiency - It weakens the immune system of the body by destroying important cells that fight disease and infection. A “deficient” immune system cannot protect you.
cases of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 1981, over 36 million people have died from the disease’s progression from HIV to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, scientists generally accept that the HIV virus started in a specific type of chimpanzee in Western Africa. HIV weakens the patient’s immune system by “destroying important cells that fight disease and infection.” After HIV is acquired, progresses, and grows it turns
from the CDC since 2007 “more than 14,000 older adults are now diagnoised with HIV, “ (Tabloski, 2015) Even greater concern needs to be expressed in regards to their age and the preceived burden, that the increased elderly population is draining our economy, which equates to a double dose of discrimination. During my assessment which would include sexual health I would first ask what the patient knows about HIV this
Since the development of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in the 1990s, HIV/AIDs has evolved from a death sentence into a treatable disease. It has presented a unique global health problem because while the treatments were very effective, they were extremely expensive, required advanced laboratory monitoring, were prescribed indefinitely, and required excellent patient compliance. In many of the developing countries devastated by AIDs/HIV, the health and societal infrastructures often had difficult supporting
Introduction HIV is one the most prevalent and deadly diseases in the world today, not to mention it’s incredibly transmissible and flexible. HIV is a virus that is spread through body fluids and directly affects the immune system and cells called T cells to essentially shut down the immune system and leave a path for other diseases and the development of AIDS. Given the fact that HIV is highly transmissible through pregnancy, there has been a great debate on whether or not to make testing of pregnant
at risk of HIV and syphilis. CONTEXT The focus is to improve equitable access to quality health services. There is a need to provide quality, localized and innovative approaches to maintain and retain mothers within the continuum of care. Service delivery systems will be based on the following foundational principles: • Prevent new HIV infections among women of childbearing age and special emphasis groups. • Promote access to HIV counseling and testing for increased knowledge HIV of status.
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its deriving acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are devastating conditions that currently affect approximately 35.3 million individuals globally (WHO, 2012). In the Canadian context, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS ascended to 71,300 cases in 2011, with 8.9% of the affected individuals being aboriginal peoples (PHAC, 2011). This number not only indicates an overrepresentation of the aboriginal population among the totality of HIV/AIDS cases in the country, but
opportunities as men but are instead dragged into or kidnapped into prostitution rings/cartels. Prostitution should be illegal however there needs to be a more in depth focus on women’s rights towards their bodies, sex trafficking, and the transmission of HIV and aids through prostitution. Women choosing to sleep with large amounts of men and women does not classify as them being a prostitute, women can enjoy intercourse, the female body is a temple and women can do as they want with their temple. Prostitution
Period 2 21 May 2015 Annotated Bibliography Chelala, Cesar. “HIV/AIDS: Managing a Pandemic.” Americas Vol. 61, No.2. Mar/Apr 2015: 20-26. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 25 Mar. 2015. In this article, Latin America and Caribbean adults have infection rates lower than rates in Africa, but the number of HIV-positive people in this hemisphere is still quite high. It is estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean, there are two million HIV-infected people. This is more than the number of cases in other
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease (lentivirus) of the immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus. It is characterized by a short period of flu-like symptoms followed by a long period of little to no symptoms. As HIV progresses further eventually into AIDS, one’s chances of getting opportunistic infections and tumours that would not normally affect someone with a normally working immune system. Description - cause: HIV is transmitted from one person to
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also known as HIV, is a virus that attacks the immune system. It invades our T cells and then makes more copies of itself. It then destroys them and our immune system can no longer fight of other infections or diseases, which can lead to AIDS. There are three major routes it is transferred by. The first route is sexual intercourse through the vaginal, rectal, or penile tissues. The second route is a direct injection with HIV-contaminated drugs, needles, syringes, blood