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AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Term Papers

AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

BACKGROUND
Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than
402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United
States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It
is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had been infected with the virus
through the mid-1990s but had not yet developed clinical symptoms. In addition,
although the vast majority of documented cases have occurred in the United
States, AIDS cases have also been reported in almost every country in the world.
Sub-Saharan Africa in particular appears to suffer a heavy burden of this
illness. No cure or vaccine now exists for AIDS. Many of ...

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to death is
approximately $119,000. Outpatient care, including medication, visits to doctors,
home health aids, and long-term care, accounted for approximately 32 percent of
the total cost. Persons exposed to HIV may have difficulty in obtaining adequate
health-insurance coverage. Yearly AZT expenses can average approximately $6,000,
although in 1989 the drug's maker did offer to distribute AZT freely to HIV-
infected children. The yearly expense for DDI is somewhat less at $2,000.
Therefore, if the AIDS epidemic is not controlled, its cost to American
taxpayers will become overwhelming. I feel that the effects of the epidemic on
society at large are increasingly evident. AIDS tests are now required in the
military services. Various proposals have been made for mandatory screening of
other groups such as health-care workers. A number of nations, including the
United States, have instituted stringent rules for testing long-term foreign
visitors or potential immigrants for ...

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Added: 2/20/2004 10:11:38 AM
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