Friday, October 8, 2010

How did the spread of HIV/AIDS start

How did the spread of HIV/AIDS start?
There are many theories of how it spread. some say a french guy came to america and spread it. some say someone slept with a monkey and got it. some say scientists invented it. which theory do u agree with?
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some weirdo had sex with a monkey and it began from there
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I heard that people got it from eating monkeys.
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Probably some overly religious rich billionaire funded a group of scientists to create the virus because he wanted to stop people sleeping around. But seriously, we will probably never find out.
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Some drunk guy in africa did it with a monkey and the rest is history. Monkeys are actually attracted to humans and try to mate with them in africa.
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The guy and the monkey thing is an urban legend. Patient zero was never identified. The only theory I agree with is that the origination of HIV/AIDS will never be known. All we can do now is protect ourselves and keep safe.
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They said it all started with a monkey, i guess a person could of slept with a monkey or they shared a needle with a monley, they reall don't know how it transfered to a human from a monkey but they do know a monkey had it for!!!!!!!!!!!
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my science teacher told us it may have started in Africa. Because some tribes there eat monkeys and the virus could have evolved. It's just her theory, but i think it's very plausible.
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I have my own theory, but I cannot prove it so I won't say it. But, you're right - there any several possibilities of how it all began. I don't think that we will ever find out for sure how it began mainly because some special interest groups would never allow the real reason to be disclosed. I do think that some people (very few, but still) are full aware of the facts, but they will never be made available to the general public because of the reasons I listed. So, we're left guessing, and it will forever be that way. The average person will never find out the truth. It would be nice to know once and for all how it all began. I sometimes wonder too. Just my opinion.
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There is a theory that HIV/AIDS is a genetically engineered disease made by man, developed to control our numbers or to mass wipe-out specific people. So I'd say the Scientist theory is the closest. But they are not just any 'scientists'...

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Monday, October 4, 2010

why does south africa have a big problem with HIV/AIDS

why does south africa have a big problem with HIV/AIDS?
im writing a paper about south africa for my politics class and i chose the subject AIDS/HIV in Africa, but i need to know why does south africa have such a big number of infected people. is it related to the government. please need help
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Because they are not well educated on safe-sex practices. Also, Africa is the leading country in rape cases reported each year.
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Sex with everyone, using no condoms.
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People there in South Africa have worse sanitoryhabits and people do in North America moreover people there have often have ucontrolled sex meaning that they do not use condoms that is a major cause of AIDS
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I am from South Africa, and the reason why HIV/AIDS is such an epidemic is because of overpopulation, causing the poor who have no access to education or even contraception to not know that they are spreading the disease to their wife/husband and then to there kids if they get pregnant. Also with the crime rate sky high. Drug sharing causing HIV to spread and all the crimes of rape.
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Lack of education about HIV transmission and protection is a major problem. Many people in Africa who have HIV believe that if they have sex with a virgin, they will be cured. This belief results in a very high rate of rape of young people, and spread of HIV.
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A lot of it is related to the government not doing enough to educate its people and also not providing adequate access to condoms. There has also been an element of the government in the country not wanting to reveal to the rest of the world the extent of the problem it was experiencing therefore meaning that it has been swept under the carpet getting worse. Until the SA government decides to be open with the world and it's own people about the extent of the problem it will be hard pushed to come up with a robust enough strategy to deal with the problem.
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all of the above, and let's not forget that the church condemns condom use, and the USA does not financially support any overseas health programs that support and encourage condom use. They believe, along with the pope that abstinance is the only answer. shame isn't it.

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Friday, October 1, 2010

How does HIV/AIDS virus infect a human cell

How does HIV/AIDS virus infect a human cell..?
What are the stages, viral replication etc. What happens in the host cell, and how does it serve as parasite?
Infectious Diseases - 0 Answers
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This website has a thorough, albeit somewhat basic, description of the infectious process of HIV. It also has videos and stuff. http://www.cellsalive.com/hiv1.htm

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