HIV AND AIDS

HIV AND AIDS

PLAN
I. Introduction
II. Symptoms of HIV/AIDS
III. How the virus spread or manifest
IV. Causes of HIV or AIDS / how persons becomes contaminated
V. Effect on the masses(population)
VI. Prevention or combat
VII. Conclusion

I. Introduction

AIDS stand for acquired immune deficiency syndrome representing the world deadly disease that has no official cure as of now. It was discovered in 1984 and since then research has being going on to redress the situation. HIV stands for human immune virus that is the antigen produce by the body of the person infected with the HIV virus. A day has been set aside world wide to celebrate the international day of AIDS being the 01st December each year. This is to raise public awareness on the need to fight (combat) this deadly flue called AIDS. Government through the health ministry, para-stater. Ngo’s, family, civil body, parents are all working hand in hand via the media (TV, radio, press, seminars, conferences) to raise awareness and bring the spread under control.
Talking of control, first when the virus invades the human blood, it fights and kills the W.B.C which is the soldiers in the blood and once the person’s body becomes vulnerable, susceptible to any infection. having being tested HIV positive, it does not mean that you are going to die no. you need to start taking drugs (anti retro-viral -ARV) so as to reduce the spread of the virus and also to boast your CD4 cell counts, for if the CD4 cell count drops then it will now leads to the deadly state of the infection known as AIDS. Prominent Doctors like professor VICTOR ANOMANGOH have done enormous research on the deadly HIV virus and have come up with drugs (or vaccines) like the famous VANI-VAT which is widely being used in South Africa, though the international body is still reluctant to fully recommend its usage world-wide.
Symptoms attached to the HIV infection or AIDS (advance stage of the disease) are, headache, sore throat, fever, influenza, boils which often cease 1week after and at the advance stage, chronic diarrhea, acute loss of weight, night sweat etc.
Below we are going to talk about effects, prevention and conclusion.

II. Signs and symptoms of HIV and AIDS (advance stage)

Severe headache, fever, sore throat, muscle ache, fatigue, influenza, boils which often goes away few weeks and in the advance stage there is acute loss of weight, chronic diarrhea, tiredness. Once you weakness all these signs and symptoms rush quickly to the nearest medical centre, thanks to the global fund to fight against HIV and AIDS, almost all the medical centre do offer more or less free AIDS test. It is good and advisable to go for your HIV test and know your HIV statues before hand and on time for if you attain the advance stage which is AIDS, this is going to affect a lot of sectors and society, and loss of life.

III. How the virus spread:

Through unprotected sex with an infected person, injury from unsterilized needles, mother to child, blood transfusion, a person becomes infected and once in the blood, the HIV virus fights and destroys the W.B.C of the victim up to a point that there is lesser W.B.C to resist any slightest infection. The person becomes vulnerable and susceptible to infections. Some signs or symptoms to be aware of are seen on the next context.

IV. Effect on the masses or population.

Once an individual attain the advance stage of HIV Viral infection which is AIDS, a lot consequences are observed some of which are:
 Loss of the person or parent leading to so many orphans on the streets.
 Increase family Borden on the African family
 Increase hatred,foster accusation enerminit6y all in the name of witchcraft
 Increase poverty(from dismal from work or no job relating to your HIV statues
 Slows down the countries economy since viable citizens are infected or are death.
As a remedy to this effect the following majors need to be taken or enforced.

V. Prevention or combat of AIDS HIV.

Through the global fund to fight against AIDS, Ngo such as synergy Africain, IRESCO, WHO, GTZ, Among youths-magazine sticks an the following three points that is :
i. absences (biblical recommended)
ii. fidelity
iii. condom
iv. Go for the HIV test.
While the government, para-stater, family, civil society, parent, international body, media fight against this by raising public awareness via:
Radio, press, seminars, TV, conferences, tracks. Youths avoid alcoholism and drugs abuse which leads you to unsafe sex. Eat balance meals and take the doctors advice.

VI. Cause or means of contamination with HIV

The life we leave today and the things we do are affecting our health and the society. Talking about HIV and AIDS some possible means of becoming infected are:
- having unsafe sex with infected persons.
- Use of unsterilized objects due to drug abuse or accident.
- Through an infected mother to child.
After being infect, certain signs and symptoms are weaknesses.

VII. Conclusion

To combat or fight HIV AIDS we need to stick at the grass root that is from the causes by,
-Go for an HIV test
-Blood should be well screened before transfusion.
-Avoid suing unsterilized objects
-Pregnant mothers should go for HIV test at the first month of pregnancy
-Avoid alcoholism.
In our prisons today majors should be taken to separate the females, males prison e.g. there is the mfou female prison in Yaoundé and also female should have separate cells from others, and constant checks should be made so that unlawful and homosexual acts are not practiced in prisons.

Success story in camerron fight for communication technology

If you open the link below you will find some of the success story of ICT in Cameron a dream we all are fighting for:
http://www.successstorymagazine.info/