AIDS Prevention

HIV can be transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluid of someone who is infected with the virus. That contact usually comes from sharing needles or by having unprotected sex with an infected person. An infant could get HIV from a mother who is infected. Though there are treatments for HIV and AIDS, there are no vaccines or cures for them. Thus the only choice for us is to prevent ourselves from AIDS is to stay away from it. Avoiding sexual contacts with people who are infected with aids, using sterilized or disposable syringes, checking the blood for any HIV viruses before transferring it from one person to another are the only safety measures that we can take to stay away from the AIDS. So stand against it and be aware of it…

What is AIDS?

Everyone is very much familiar with the word called AIDS. But some people have not got a clear idea about “What is AIDS?” In this post I will give you a clear answer for this question and the upcoming posts will give you some ideas about the precautious steps that should be taken to prevent aids. AIDS is caused by HIV. HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS. It can be years before HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop. Worryingly, many people think there is a 'cure' for AIDS which make them feel safer, and perhaps take risks that they otherwise wouldn’t. However, there is still no cure for AIDS. The only way to stay safe is to be aware of how HIV is transmitted and how to prevent HIV infection. Thus everyone should stay safe from HIV virus by taking several precautious measures, which will be explained briefly in my next post. So stay in touch and know more about AIDS…

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Let us also not forget that he was the recipient for Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the year 2007. Now with the climatic calamity which is, indeed, tremendously hazardous, agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol signed by various nations to reduce the emissions of various green house gases should help in fighting down this global issue.
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Coming to the effects of Global warming on the environment and human life, they are numerous and varied. Rising sea levels, glacier retreat, arctic shrinkage, and the altered patterns of agriculture are some of the effects of global warming. With the earth's temperature getting warmer, ice masses melt and consequently, the sea level rises several feet. Arctic shrinkage is happening as a result of changes in the regional climate, and the climatic changes associated with agriculture are also some of the undesirable effects. The effects of global warming does not end here, there are indeed so many consequences - depletion of ozone layer, harmful radiations from the sun, extinction of species and so on. Meanwhile, Al Gore, the 45th vice-president of the United States and an environmental activist, has stated in his book 'The Inconvenient Truth' that the Earth is dashing towards an immensely warmer future. He has also illustrated the various reasons and also about the ill effects of global warming and its remedies.
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Although I have alluded that the green house gases are the culprits, the chief culprit is undoubtedly the human being. Had human beings been more aware of the dangers and consequences of global warming, planet earth would have been a better place to live in now.
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