Hiv Is A Disease - 1574 Words

Introduction HIV is a disease which eventually kills ones immune system, and as time progresses it leads to AIDS. When the HIV enters a human, it attaches itself to a CD4 receptor and continues to enter the T-Cell. It then reprograms the cell to produce more HIV using the enzyme, reverse transcriptase. The HIV then leaves the host cell, but kills it before it leaves. Then, the HIV cells attach their selves to new T cells, and infect those as well. After about 12 weeks, the HIV antibodies appear in the humans blood stream. The disease starts off with a fever, sweats, headache, sore throats and enlarged lymph nodes. Once the CD4 cell count decreases to 200 um, AIDS gets developed and the low T count cell lowers ones immune system. Then, the†¦show more content†¦There is also a large amount of gender inequity level. Due to how sexuality is viewed in Africa, there tends to be a stigma against homosexual males, and a lack of knowledge causes there to be a higher level of HIV/AIDS. However, wo men are biologically more susceptible to get AIDS, which is also an inequity. Poverty affects the level of HIV/AIDS in Africa, as they do not have as much knowledge on the topic, and do not have the proper combatting techniques in store to combat the fight against AIDS. Gender inequities, socioeconomic status and poverty all contribute to the levels of HIV/AIDS in continental Africa. Gender inequalities; Male In terms of gender inequalities, In Namibia, it is believed that men who have sex with other men are more at risk for HIV/AIDS (Lorway.436). Which is not entirely true, as women are more biologically prone to get HIV/AIDS. Although they claim that men who are sexually active with other males are more prone to become infected, the prisons in Namibia are prohibited from giving males condoms, (Lorway. 436). This is an inequity as condoms should be provided as those can help in the spread of HIV/AIDS. Many of the males who are infected with HIV/AIDS, got it from working in the sex industry, â€Å"He would sometimes let German men take him without a condom because they usually offered more money for it.† (Lorway. 443). Due to their financial situations, they turn to the sex industry to bring some sort of an income, which causes them to forget the