First let me say that I'm glad to be in this class. I hope to learn a lot from this class, and hopefully educate other people about this disease. I have realized from the first part of this class that it is very demanding, but along with all the other classes that I'm taking I think I'm ready for this challenge. I have never written a blog so I have to say that I am very new to this whole thing. I think it will work out just time.
Blog #1 was to discuss a topic having to do with HIV. I was always aware that there were many people who have HIV/AIDS and didn't even know it. Almost 233,000 people are living in the U.S. unaware that they had HIV. That is a very scary thing especially when 9% of that shocking number are young people anywhere from 13-24. I think that people should be more aware of what they are doing and use the right tools to make sure that they are protecting themselves as well as other. This number should be enough for eveyone to get tested. The more people that are aware, a lesser amount of people will be infected (WEBMD, 2009).
This is just the beginning of this class and I feel like I should be making people more and more aware of this disease. I guess I'm just passionate about what I study. Hopefully I am able to make more people aware as I go more and more into my career as a doctor.
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Isn't it amazing how little people know about this virus? I must be passionate about this class as well, I am always looking up stuff on this topic. Everyday it seems like I am calling my sister and letting her know what I have just read.
ReplyDeleteI too hope to make more people aware about HIV. Just the other day at work, I found myself telling my co-workers all the signs and symptoms of Thrush and PCP. To my surprise they were rather interested, and yet confused as to how I knew what I did, and why I was telling them all this. It ended up being the interesting fact of the day.
ReplyDeleteKellie, I am glad you are sharing your education with your sister and Austin with your co-workers. The more you share, the more others will come to understand what you are beginning to.
ReplyDeleteSaasha, thanks for looking up an interest. Those numbers should frighten students. Everyone should get tested especially if they are sexually active or use drugs. Your passion for the subject will spill out into your everyday life and it will help you as a doctor. Perhaps you might find yourself becoming and infectious disease doctor and working with HIV patients. I look forward to seeing your growth over the semester.
I still can't believe that so many people walk around living their lives and have no idea that they are infected. I am really looking forward to learning about more of the symptoms and when they start happening to a person. It always makes me wonder if people that are infected, think that there is something wrong with them but choose to ignore simply out of fear or something else.
ReplyDeleteI must agree that it is crazy the number of individuals who are not aware that have contracted HIV/AIDS. I believe that testing for HIV/AIDS as well as other STDS should be more available especially to those between 13-24. It should be spoken about in high school and college classrooms so that young people can detect it at an early age and begin immediate treatment.
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