Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Care;
Abstract
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and is a disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The AIDS virus (HIV) may live in the human body for years and can be spread to others before any symptoms appear through sexual contact, use of contaminated IV drug needles and, rarely; through blood transfusions. Also, a woman who is infected with the AIDS virus can give it to her infant either before, during, or after birth. It primarily affects the body by attacking the immune system and leaving the body vulnerable to illnesses that can be fatal. These illnesses are called opportunistic infections and diseases because they seize the opportunity presented by the damaged immune system to move into the body. AIDS cannot be cured. Today about 1 to 1.5 million people in the United States are infected with HIV (American Red Cross, 1988).
Year of Submission
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Bob Lemke
Date Original
1990
Object Description
1 PDF file (14 leaves)
Copyright
©1990 Nancy Baker
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Baker, Nancy, "Psycho-social needs of patients with AIDS" (1990). Graduate Research Papers. 2009.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2009
Comments
If you are the rightful copyright holder of this graduate research paper and wish to have it removed from the Open Access Collection, please submit a request to scholarworks@uni.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with the URL.