There were many ethical dilemmas in “The Band Played On”, many of which had to do with money. One of these ethical dilemmas was connected to the owners of the blood banks. They didn’t want to test all their blood for HIV/AIDS because it would cost a lot. Dr. Don Francis then stated “How many people have to die to make it cost efficient for you people to do something about it.” This also came up when the characters started talking about when doctors become businessmen. In the beginning of the movie, a French doctor was threatened to stop treating HIV/AIDS patients because it was scaring other “customers” away. Although not stated in the movie, I also believe that the situation President Reagan was in was an ethical dilemma. If Reagan actually did help fund AIDS research in his first term, his party would see him negatively because he was helping the gay community, which was not something his party supported. If he did this, he would be seen as a hypocrite and probably wouldn’t have been re elected.
The government’s actions seemed very shady and didn’t meet the scope of the issue at hand. The government didn’t give the CDC enough money for research and the issue was not publicized enough, leading to more
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They do share many similarities, though. For starters, both viruses originated in Africa and are spread through bodily fluid, although not the exact same ones. They both have reached American soil, but only HIV/AIDS became a pandemic. While HIV/AIDS is preventable but asymptomatic, Ebola is extremely contagious and shows clear symptoms within 30 days. They also have many similarities in public opinion. Many have connected the fact that HIV/AIDS and Ebola patients were both treated differently because of their sickness. While HIV/AIDS patients were avoided because people didn’t know enough about the virus, Ebola patients were quarantined for considerable amounts of time, making them wonder if they were still
Everyone knows of a “band geek” rather it be in school, movies, spongebob, in the parade, or in the music video You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift. When people hear the word “band geek”, automatically they think of nerdy, ugly kids that hide behind their glasses and maintain social isolation by practicing their instruments for hours at a time. A band member has the misconception of being a “geek” hence the fact most call them “band geeks”. A band geek is a person who participates in band, who absolutely enjoys it so much that they constantly have band on their minds 24/7. In my experience, band members are social butterflies whom are lovely people with a passion for music, have amazing school spirit and don’t just have band on their minds.
In 2001 the United States suffered a major terrorist attack on 9/11. A week later a new attack started, the anthrax attacks. The attacks occurred over a span of weeks. Anthrax is a type of bacteria that produces spores, which can kill people very rapidly if infected. It is not always easy to diagnose due to its nonspecific symptoms. In this case it was used as biological weapon. The attacks were not known about for a period of time until multiple cases occurred. Many people and organizations would end up working on the anthrax attack investigation, which was codenamed Amerithrax by the FBI. During the investigation the FBI had to work with the science community to try and solve the case. The problem the FBI had though was these scientists could have also been responsible for the attacks they were trying to solve. These 2001 anthrax attacks would end up being one of the most expensive and hardest to solve cases for the FBI to date (Shachtman 2011). The FBI closed the Amerithrax case 8 years after the attacks occurred.
...nd make people aware that it is more common than people realize and that a rather large part of America has the illness, whether they know it or not. This paper also discussed how the virus, could target certain individuals more easily than others based on the genetic makeup of an individual and families.
If one compares the epidemiology and social impact of these diseases they prove to be quite similar. The current AIDS epidemic has the potential to be the most dangerous and destructive plague of the millennium. No one knows exactly how the AIDS virus erupted. However, one presently dominant theory states that AIDS originated from monkeys in Africa
...y, it is a disease where friends have to stand by and watch their friends die. The death toll of AIDS could have been reduced, many people believe, if it had been handle correctly. Although, when one thinks about it from Mayor Koch’s seat there was only so much he could have done. Koch never wrote or said anything that was malicious toward the AIDS community. Like many, it seemed he wanted to help but did not know exactly how to do it properly. Every move someone made when it came to AIDS was brutally scrutinized by both sides of the t so many politicians didn’t know what they could possibly do. The nature of this disease and the political ramifications drive home the overarching idea that the sexual is political because without the sexual nature of this plague it would not have been as difficult to deal with politically and millions of lives could have been saved.
to see how the death rate was and whether it was a real problem. They
The Movie “And the Band Played On” is the framework of the earliest years of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Also known as the Gay disease. The movie examines HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States in the earlier 1980’s and emphasizes on three crucial components. An immunologist with knowledge in eradicating smallpox and containing the Ebola virus, joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to attempt and recognize just what this disease is. The film also deals the administration and government side that does not seem to care. The homosexual community in San Francisco is separated on the nature of the disease but also want to know what should be done
...cessary to help them treat syphilis. Many people died painful deaths and many were affected by this research. Even though there were no laws that stated the ethical procedures of how to conduct a study, the doctors should have done what was right. They should not have lied and should have confronted the African Americans with the truth. From the Tuskegee Study, we now have protocols that protect our human rights and to put life before scientific experiments. Never again, shall something so horrific and unethical happen again.
“And the Band Played On” was an HBO movie that illustrated the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and early 1990s. The movie touched on subjects concerning the reaction of the gay community, the heterosexual community, and the medical community. It showed not only the research in AIDS, but also the way that the US government dealt with it. The movie expressed the consequences the gay community suffered, the plight of the medical community in researching the disease, and the issue of government response to it.
Ebola, a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire, Africa), first emerged in September 1976, when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago, it still remains as a fear among African citizens, where the virus has reappeared occasionally in parts of the continent. In fact, and outbreak of the Ebola virus has been reported in Kampala, Uganda just recently, and is still a problem to this very day. Ebola causes severe viral hemorrhagic fevers in humans and monkeys, and has a 90 % fatality rate. Though there is no cure for the disease, researchers have found limited medical possibilities to help prevent one from catching this horrible virus.
Elana Sanguigni April 18, 2016 Honors Music Term Paper. The Wind Ensemble and Concert Band reflect a rich history. The formation of the Concert and Wind Ensemble bands dates back to the Middle Ages and Medieval Times. The Concert Band and Wind Ensemble have evolved over the years, due in part to significant historical events, music combinations, individuals, and progress.
Researchers were unable to identify what caused Polio to spread. It seemed to be more common in cleaner environments, unlike other diseases. Polio was found more often in the middle class rather than the poor. One reason that the polio virus was so difficult to discover, was because it wasn’t a bacteria and because most microscopes couldn’t detect the microbial agent. Another problem that created difficulties for scientists, was that the researchers couldn’t discover how the virus got
The Government and Politicians didn’t really care. Most of them ignore it and waited for the last minute. Others, like the President Ronald Regan spent more money on war supplies and other stuff, than helping the CDC find a cure. They were only given a certain limited space, no money, and outdated equipment.
In the movie And the Band Played On, stakeholders’ interests stymied public health efforts to research and implement health policy to control the rapidly emerging disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The stakeholders within the movie, those whose interest would be impacted by policy change, included the affected populations, scientists, state and federal public health officials, and organizations including blood banks. Early in the epidemic, the Center for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were tentative in disclosing vital information – many homosexual men were becoming infected in the bathhouses (Pillsbury, Sanford, & Spottiswoode, 1993). Despite having the supporting evidence of patient zero and a sexual cluster
Ebola started its first outbreak in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization (2014) “Ebola first took place in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan.., in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo... [and the] latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from witch the disease takes its name”. The disease has also started spreading through countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (which are West Africa countries).