Monday, June 4, 2007

AIDS: Waiting on a Cure



FACTS


Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a bunch of different infections and sicknesses resulting from a lowered amount of protection from the immune system. This is all caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus in people, and similar viruses in animals which are SIV and FIV. The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors which are almost always inevitable, because of the severity of the lowered immune system factors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the shutdown of the immune system and progression of the viruses, there is no known full out cure. Mostly everyone knows this but, I might as well go over this anyways, HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or into the persons bloodstream with a body fluid containing the virus, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, or breast milk. This transfer can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood donation, or infected needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids, this leads to moms usually having C-sections if they know they have the virus.


HISTORY


Most researchers believe that HIV originated in
Saharan Africa in the course of the 1900's; it is now a worldwide epidemic, with an estimated 40 million people now living with the disease internationally. As of January 2006 the World Health Organization estimates that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. 2005 was the Virus's most deadly year in recorded history of the virus. Antiretroviral treatment reduces the mortality of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries, especially some of the ones that need it the most.
For more information I suggest the following sites: http://www.aids.org/factSheets/101-what-is-aids.html


20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really liked your post, AIDs is a huge problem in today's world, but your font color is a bit hard to read! :)

Leroy Jenkins said...

Ya I didn't mean to make it black. Orange should be pretty pimpin though.

mellofelloet said...

I thought that your post was very good and informative. I actually did a report in science on this topic. I agree with cardinalsfan, it is a huge problem. But I did like your post, I thought it was really good.

Anonymous said...

definitly pimpin!

CrazyDay said...

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD I SAY.

Eliza101 said...

That was a good post. It really important for people to understand the facts on issues such as this.

CrazyDay said...

THERE'S NO CURE IN SIGHT. IT'LL JUST KEEP MUTATING.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

CrazyDay said...

Didn't aids come from like a monkey in Africa?

That's what I heard, kinda scary stuff. Like the bird flu.

CrazyDay said...

Did you think my comments were meaningful?

Please respond Leroy. Please...

Anonymous said...

I really liked your post,
it was very informative.
AIDS is a very big problem around the world, and to think it could be stopped very easily.

Leroy Jenkins said...

Very meaningful. Mr. Day. I appreciate them.

CrazyDay said...

THANKS MR. LEEROY. I LOVE GETTING COMMENTS BACK.

HEHE

Leroy Jenkins said...

CrazyDay, how much G for staff of dominance?

CrazyDay said...

It took me forever back in the old days to get that thing off golemagg. Used to be awesome.

Now there's one handers with 131 spelldmg, just not as much sta/int. Offhand + one hand > sod fo real

CrazyDay said...

btw, that's not even kara. that's like pug 5 mans, heroic at hardest.

Leroy Jenkins said...

Really... hmm. Should I go with spike blade + arena off hand with me rogue???

CrazyDay said...

i was just making a kit of gear for me to work on last night for my mage when i get it back running.

i didn't really look up rogue weps. although those offhands from arena are pretty nice, like 73 dps isn't it? or 90 or so. pretty nice stats too. fast for poison procs on offhand

but yea, most crappy blue weps from 63 instances have at least 101, the one i'm going for from a quest is 121 or 130, with a 20 dmg offhand that's 150

sod is 40, and 2 crit. not even comparable nowadays. looks sweet though

CrazyDay said...

look up the continuum blade on thott when you get home. it's a one hander with 30 stamina, 11 int, 121 or 130 damage, and some crit i think. that's what i'm going for. with an offhand i'll get 140-150 damage, some spell hit, crit, and like 45 stamina/26 int

Leroy Jenkins said...

hmm. Ya my hunter kit is nice. Wolfslayer sniper rifle for Long range, then i'll have sonic spear for melee it has amazing hunter stats.

CrazyDay said...

soudns pretty good.

i gotta hit the 163 hit rating cap for raiding, so most of my gear focuses around that. i'm only running like 500 damage with that kit on though, with around +400 sta. i don't get how people are hitting 700+ with pre-kara gear. with some enchants i could probably ramp it up to 580 or so, but that's still off.