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ROLE OF ADOLESCENTS IN CONTROLLING OF

HIV-AIDS

Disease is the sickness of body o !ind" It can be !i#d as so$

thoat o seio$s as cance" It can stike any %at of the body and

a&ect a %eson's !enta# and e!otiona# hea#th" Cance(

T$bec$#osis( )ain T$!o( AIDS etc" ae so!e of the diseases

*hich ae ea##y dead#y and #ife theatenin+" )$t a!on+ the!(

AIDS is the !ost dan+eo$s and theatenin+"

AIDS stands fo Ac,$ied I!!$ne Deciency Syndo!e" It is na#(

#ife-theatenin+ sta+e of infection *ith H$!an I!!$nodeciency

Vi$s .HIV/" HIV se0ee#y da!a+es the i!!$ne syste! *hich is

the !ost i!%otant defense a+ainst diseases" Cases of AIDS *ee

st identied in 1231 in 4"S"A" and since then bi##ions of AIDS

cases ha0e been dia+nosed *o#d*ide"

AIDS is ca$sed by 5 0i$ses that be#on+ to a +o$% ca##ed Reto

Vi$ses" These 0i$ses infect cetain 6)Cs inc#$din+ T-he#%e ce##s

and 7aco%ha+es *hich %#ay a key o#e in i!!$ne syste!" 8eo%#einfected *ith HIV +o tho$+h 9 sta+es of infection" They ae:

1" Ac$te Reto0ia# Sta+e ; Asy!%to!atic 8eiod5" Sy!%to!atic HIV Infection9" AIDS

The ti!e a %eson stays in each sta+e 0aies and de%ends $%on

!any factos inc#$din+ !edica# teat!ent" AIDS can be

tans!itted d$in+ a## sta+es of infection" Acute Retroviral

Stage +ets

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If co!%aed to diseases #ike 7a#aia( T$bec$#osis and 8ne$!onia(

AIDS is e#ati0e#y a ne* disease that in0o#0es se=( d$+s and

!ain#y a&ects yo$n+ ad$#ts" Fo this eason( it has +ot a

*ides%ead concen a## o0e the *o#d" E0en if safe e&ecti0e ste%s

and othe !edica# !ethods a+ainst HIV ae taken( AIDS cases*o$#d sti## occ$" This is beca$se !i##ions of ado#escents ae

a#eady infected *ith AIDS" This *o#d*ide %ob#e! has ea##y %$t

a cha##en+e in font of scientists *ho ae atte!%tin+ to de0e#o%

0accines to boost the i!!$ne syste! of infected indi0id$a#s"

The !ost i!%otant facto of tans!ission of HIV is the sexual

contact between the adolescents. D$e to e=cite!ent( the

ado#escents ha0e se=$a# contact *ith a n$!be of %atnes" Th$s(

if a yo$th has se=$a# contact *ith anyone infected *ith HIV(

he>she +ets infected" S$ch st$& sho$#d be a0oided" ?o$n+

indi0id$a#s can ed$ce the isk of infection by using protective

measures during sexual activity" They can a#so a0oid it by not

having sex with infected individuals.)$t e0en then(

ado#escents be+in se=$a# acti0ities at an ea#y a+e( *ith !any

%atnes o %ostit$tes( *itho$t $sin+ %otecti0e !eas$es( and

then face conse,$ences" 6hat can one do *ith s$ch indi0id$a#s@

Ed$cation to ado#escents abo$t AIDS has beco!e the chief

a%%oach to %e0ent infection" E0en the State and Nationa#

Go0en!ent has $ndestood the i!%otance of +i0in+ ed$cation

abo$t AIDS and ha0e stated %$b#ic hea#th c#inics" Today's

ado#escents ha0e the ad0anta+e of %$b#ic a*aeness %o+a!!es

stated by intenationa# o+aniations #ike REDCROSS( *hich *ok

to incease a*aeness a!on+ ado#escents" Ado#escents sho$#d

take a## ad0anta+es of s$ch %o+a!!es to a0oid that dead#y!enace( AIDS" D$e to s$ch a*aeness %o+a!!es( these days

!any indi0id$a#s *ea a ed ibbon to s$%%ot %eo%#e infected

*ith HIV"

Indi0id$a#s infected *ith HIV ha0e been denied ed$cation and

Bobs in !any %#aces" To %e0ent this( Go0en!ent has !ade #a*s"

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8e0entin+ disci!ination a+ainst AIDS %atients is i!%otant fo

!oa# easons and !aintain %$b#ic hea#th" 6hen %eo%#e ae not

afaid of disci!ination( they ae !oe #ike#y to seek ea#ie

co$nse#in+ and test fo HIV infection" This #eads to #ess isky

beha0io and ea#ie dia+nose"

Th$s( if the ado#escents can $ndestand the !enace of AIDS

c#ea#y and take ste%s to %e0ent its tans!ission( no do$bt a day

*i## co!e *hen this e0i# *i## be *i%ed o$t co!%#ete#y fo! this

*o#d"