Tuesday, May 8, 2012

When people get HIV/Aids is there a US Governmental agency that collects this data

When people get HIV/Aids is there a US Governmental agency that collects this data?
I donated blood and the brouchure said that if I were to have HIV/Aids that they would contact the "Officials". I'm 99.5% certain I don't have HIV/Aid's, but I've never heard of a US Government agency who collects this data either.
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Yes, CDC, centre of disease control.
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The local health and they in turn sends it to the CDC in Washington. ( Center for Disease Control)
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..then how do we get the figures of the number of Americans living with AIDS????
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notifiation centre in ministry of health
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I don't think they meant that men in black suits and ties are going to drag you away. But they wanna get the point across that giving blood when you have AIDS is like trying to slip poisons into water resevoirs... and they will investigate, and if necessary, prosecute. I can't see any reason why a government - even one as secretive and clandestine (good word) as ours would have it out for AIDS victims... especially when we've done so well to head off the former epidemic.
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Yes any time someone gets diagnosed with a disease that is highly dangerous to someone else it is reported to the goverment and CDC(center for disease control). your name, license # and SSN # gets recorded in a data base and is reported to any place that you may try to donate body fluids to. The record is called microfish. This is also done with people who have other diseases too. Not just HIV or Aids. All Drs and Medical facilities are required by federal law to report this information. You dont have a choice.
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I don't know about U.S. policy but in Canada there is such a list (confidential of course) that keeps data on people with HIV/AIDS. I guess it's one way of them to know how fast or slow this disease is being spread.
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Yes, HIV is a reportable infection, and medical personnel must report all cases to the CDC.

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Africa and why so many people have HIV/AIDS

Africa and why so many people have HIV/AIDS?
how come so many people inculding men, women and children are effected by this disease? more then An estimated of 5.2 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa, and 607,184 people died from it. why don't they practice safe sex and use condoms? i understand that Poor Education is the cause but what about programs that fund to feed them, like feed the children don't they teach the parents about the dangers of diseases and what effects it has on their lifes?
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A myriad of reasons from poor education, poor funding, Christian interference...just ask the pope.
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because most of them are to poor to afford them and they havent been educated about safe sex
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Condoms cost money, and they are poor. Many are ignorant of the cause.
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poverty
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It was in the Times article and I just don't remember what date was that! It said the people who are HIV+ believe that if they had unprotective sex with a minor, they would free from AID/HIV+.
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It is due to lack of education and knowledge, poverty and unprotected sex with multiple partners. It is believed that HIV AIDS spread to other places from Africa and therefore naturally they would have more infected people without a proper AIDS education and control program.
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In Africa its mostly about hygene. Dirty needels, poor unsantiary conditions, improper medical supplies, almost no condom use. Also, it has been reported, although not confirmed, that resistance to HIV is far lower in africans then other races. Even in the USA, black people suffer HIV rates SIGNIFICANTLY higher then that of whites.
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Bitch listen to yourself you sound so damn dumb they are poor as you said they probably don't even know what a condom is even though u white ask your parents they can catch it Too
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In Africa, many people believe that if they have HIV, they will be cured if they have unprotected sex with a virgin. Of course, this only results in a high rate of rape of young people, and the spread of the virus. Also, poor prenatal care/lack of access to medication is a factor. If womenwho are pregnant and who have HIV do not take medications and take care of themselves, there is a good chance that their babies will be born with HIV. Breastfeeding is also encouraged in Africa, and since HIV is found in breast milk, women who have HIV can pass the virus on to their babies through breastfeeding as well. You mention Feed the Children programs. These programs have to do with making sure people are fed better, not making sure they get proper education.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

I need some songs about HIV/AIDS or breast cancer

I need some songs about HIV/AIDS or breast cancer?
I'm a dancer, and next year for my solo I wanted to send a message either about HIV/AIDS or breast cancer..it needs to be a powerful song. I already have I run for life in mind..but does anyone have any ideas or songs that I can consider also? Thanks!
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"lets talk about sex" by salt and pepa
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streets of Philadelphia- Bruce Springsteen
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TLC's Waterfall
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if you look on t-pains cd epiphiny there is a song on there called "suicide" it talks all about hiv and how he fills about it it is a really good song
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Bruce Springsteen sings about HIV in his song "Streets of Philadelphia" Melissa Etheridge is promoting a new song for breast cancer entitled '" I Run for Life"
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"TOO HOT" BY COOLIO
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"Lift" by Shannon Noll. It has a beautiful meaning to it.
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i thought i was tough- craig morgan gods will- martina mcbride things left unsaid- disciple
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T-Pain-Suicide Maxwell-A Woman's Work We Are the World-Various Artists (Micheal Jackson, Tina Turner etc) Lyfe Jennings-S.E.X Tupac-Brenda'a Got a Baby (teen pregnancy)
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Family Guy - You have AIDS.

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