Are HIV/AIDS Carriers Suffering from Discrimination?

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Are people with HIV/AIDS suffering from Discrimination?
HIV/AIDS is thriving now more so than ever. In fact, the World Health Organization reported that "34 million people around the world had HIV in 2010" (Eunice Shriver). Individuals with HIV can be judged by the society in many ways; they’re often rejected by others from various activities, because most people are misguided by the views of HIV. Though society has grown accustomed to the idea that many people are suffering from HIV/AIDS, many are still ignorant to the facts which leads to discrimination against the brave people battling the serious symptoms of the virus.
Discrimination against People with HIV in the Work Place
People that have the disease battle discrimination because of their condition in various areas of life. One of the most common places is at the workplace. One web article gives an example of this. It tells the story of "Afanasyev, a pilot and aircraft commander for many different air carriers.”Sergei started working for Aeroflot as a pilot of Tu-154. When Sergei started suffering from sore throat, he was hospitalized in the medical center of the carrier. His blood samples returned sad results: the man was diagnosed with HIV. The bad medical news led to another big problem: the man was fired” (Ksenia Obraztsova). Another web article gives another similar example. It tells of a man who worked a finance job at a car dealership in New York. After finding out their employee was HIV-Positive, he states that he was fired quickly and without warning (Kim Sussanne). Jeffery Villacampa, the victim of this heinous act, had been working in the auto industry business for 20 years; he started at the dealership one year before the incident. Two of the employee...

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Kim, Susanna. "New York Man Says He Was Fired For Having HIV." ABC News. ABC News Network, 04 Apr. 2013. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.
Kruger, Josh. "Philadelphia Weekly." Hiding One's HIV Status Might Be Wrong, but It Shouldn't Be a Crime. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
"Menu." RH Reality Check. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2014. Newcomb, Alyssa, Ron Claiborne, and Nancy Ramsey. "HIV-Positive Boy Talks of Being Denied Entry to Hershey School." ABC News. ABC News Network, 02 Dec. 2011. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
"School Rejects HIV-positive Boy, Says It Was Trying to Protect Other Students ." NY Daily News. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
Wong, Curtis M. "James White's HIV/AIDS-Related Job Discrimination Case Picks Up Steam With National Petition." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 21 Dec. 2011. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

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