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Is this one vital,vital reason why illegals must ungergo heath screnings before being allowed in America HIV ?
Is this one vital,vital reason why illegals must undergo heath screenings before being allowed in America HIV is a serious medical problem and do we ned ilegals sneaking with such harsh medical conditions and the Lation’s do not & take precatuions this poses a medical danger to illeglsl and legal alike did you know ab ilegal with HIV can run up tab into the milions of dollars .How can America afford to provide treatment at a time when our country is going broke do we realy need to import HIV ?Washington, DC (CapitalWirePR) December 2, 2008 –On World AIDS Day December 1, 2008 the Latino Commission on AIDS released “Shaping the New Response: HIV/AIDS and Latinos in the Deep South” Report, documenting the extraordinarily high rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among Latinos, the apparent contributing factors to this health crisis and recommendations for future action in the Deep South (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina)*. Shaping the New Response reached its conclusions after two years of research including more than 300 interviews, 8 roundtables covering all 7 states, analysis of epidemiological data, and a review of relevant studies.
There are 2,052,227 Latinos in these seven states (as of 2007) which is an increase of 431% since the 1990 census. Latinos range from a high of 7.5% of the population in Georgia to 1.8% for Mississippi. But in rates of HIV and AIDS diagnosis Latinos present a startling portrait. While Latinos have far lower rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses than that among Blacks in the region, Latinos have significantly higher rates than that among Whites in the Deep South. In 2006 Latinos were 2 to 3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS and 3 to 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with AIDS than Whites in the Deep South.
“Many public health professionals in the region are asking Latinos are presenting with such high levels of HIV/AIDS. The answers from the Commission’s research are relatively simple – a lack of culturally and linguistically competent prevention and health care resources, distrust and lack of access to prevention and care providers given the anti-immigrant social and legal restrictions imposed by most States in the region, a well organized commercial sex industry, and a complete lack of programs for Spanish speaking men who have sex with men,” said Tim Frasca, primary author of Shaping the New Response.
“There are many professionals in health care institutions, community based organizations and State/County health departments that understand the difference between a public health crisis and the politics of the immigration debate. These local heroes are attempting to reverse these health outcomes while responding to an overwhelming health crisis among regional Black populations and there are elected officials who pretend that the problem does not exist. Most of the public health professionals we spoke to understood that the Latino HIV/AIDS epidemic can have extensive repercussions for each State and they have great ideas on how to stop it”, said Guillermo Chacon, Vice-President of the Latino Commission on AIDS.
“If we are to attack this health crisis like any other health emergency, public health needs the freedom and resources to do its job. We need a local infrastructure that will advocate and provide for increased services for Latinos at risk for and with this disease. Much basic research needs to be done on creative models for prevention and care for this very mobile population. No one should delude themselves into thinking that the variables that are producing this HIV/AIDS emergency are not also affecting other areas of critical health care for Latinos,” said Miriam Vega, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation for the Commission.
The report contains a synthesis of recommendations from roundtables held in each state on Latinos and HIV/AIDS and additional recommendations from the Latino Commission on AIDS. The full copy of the Report is available at http://www.latinoaids.org . Printed copies of Shaping the New Response: HIV/AIDS and Latinos in the Deep South with illustrations can also be ordered at this website.
*There are many definitions of the Deep South and the Southeastern United States used by different groups. These states were selected for study as the “Deep South” by the Ford Foundation which funded this study.
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Who decides this crap? Why is there no “world Cancer day” or “world disease day.” What is so special and Politically Correct about AIDS and those who die from it. People die by the millions from all kinds of things and there is no special moment for them.
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Hiv Statistics: Knowing The Numbers And Avoiding Being Included
Almost all statistics shows that every year, there are increased cases of those people acquiring HIV leading to AIDS. In knowing the numbers, we should also consider how we are going to avoid acquiring this deadly syndrome.
Modes of transmission have remained constant throughout the course of the HIV pandemic. The virus is spread through certain sexual practices, through exposure to blood, and through perinatal transmission. The patterns in the spread of HIV changed considerably during the first 19 years of epidemic in the United States. Comparing the 1980’s with the 1990’s, significant increases have been noted in IV drug users, women, and heterosexuals. Although most Americans infected with HIV continue to be men who have sex with men, the overall number has decreased considerably. This decline, however, has been limited to white men; the number of new HIV infections among racial and ethnic minority men who have sex with men continues to increase.
In young adults, ages 19 to 29 years, the number of new infections has been increasing, especially in the South and Midwest, HIV infection and AIDS are second leading cause of death among ages 25 to 44 years. Perhaps the most overlooked population of the HIV and AIDS epidemic is adults over age 50 years. By 1999, about 11% of the nation’s total number of reported AIDS cases was in this age group. People over age 50 years may not be tested promptly for HIV because they and their health care providers may not perceive them to be at risk for this disease. Women over age 50 are acquiring HIV infection primarily through heterosexual contact. Although the largest numbers of AIDS and HIV reported cases have been in large cities, there has been a shift of newly diagnosed infections to small cities and rural areas.
According to the recent reports, AIDS statistics in U.S. shows that at the end of the year 2007, it was estimated that 468,578 were living with AIDS. The principal mode of transmission of HIV throughout the world has been through sexual exposure. One important lesson that health care professionals have learned from the HIV epidemic is that sexual practices, not sexual preferences, place people at risk for STDs. Homosexual men who do not engage in unprotected anus-penile sex or expose themselves to another person’s body are no more at risk for acquiring HIV infection than anyone else.
Heterosexual or homosexual couples in long term monogamous relationships are at low risk. The problem of unsafe sexual encounters outside of these relationships does, however pose a risk. Sexual practices that are completely safe include masturbation, mutually monogamous relationships between non-infected partners, and abstinence. Very safe sexual practices include non-insertive activity. Insertive practices with a condom are considered probably safe as long as the condom does not break and no contact with body fluids occurs.
Seeing the staggering number of HIV positive and AIDS afflicted population, it is very important that you get regular tests at STD clinics if you are already sexually active. This would help you to avoid being included in that set of numbers.
with over 10 years of experience in sexual education, my primary goal is to encourage awareness when it comes to STDs. I encourage everyone to get tested and take control of your health. I encourage you to leave comments or questions about STDs on this blog or contact Simple STD Testing at 888.629.5227 and get answers today.
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