Wednesday, February 10, 2010

An Advance People Search Infected with AIDS


An advance people search is being done by various organizations around the world regarding people with AIDS. Lectures in offices, schools and other places that may easily get attention are conducted just for the purpose of saving millions of lives from getting infected. “Saving lives” this is what it’s all about like all disease researches ever conducted. Most important in this mission is to inform, especially the youth, with today’s era where they get themselves involve in many acts without knowing the consequences (or not adhering to realizing it out of rebelliousness).

There is no telling when and how it will hit. There are even times when we are not even sure who among our crowd is infected (or if they also know they are). Chances are the person next by has it. But how can that be transferred is a question which may at times lead to discriminate a person. It has happened before and getting the ignorance continued will make it happen again.

Forums about AIDS are done by first lecturing about safe sex in schools. Yes, sex. It is the top way to infect a person. How? Semen or wounds— the AIDS virus is transferred directly meaning it travels through the blood stream. It kills white blood cells, the body’s immunity, making a person infected to other ailments. Being aware how it works in the body, not to mention how it can infect, can stop the multiplying of persons positive with it. But how will a person known if he’s infected or not?

It takes six months before the symptoms come out. That’s how dangerous it is. There is a chance for a person to get infected or to infect (if he already has it) without knowing of it. Sex is not the only way to have it transferred. Worst case scenario is for a person to have it just through contact by open wounds or blood transfusion. Sharing an injection is another way. Mere shaking of hands or hugging is not a way to be infected by it. There’s great discrimination going on because of ignorance when it comes to AIDS, as if just by saying “hi” is deadly.

Detecting a person who has AIDS is a serious matter that various organizations around the globe go out of their way, volunteering just to give information regarding it. During their lectures they seek out who among the group has gotten it by keen observation. At times, victims submit themselves to go for testing just to check if they’re positive or not. Usually when a person is found to be infected, a background check is done to see if there were incidents where he could have transferred it while unaware of his condition. Sex partners are usually the first one checked. Whom did he have an intercourse within those six months before the first symptoms appeared? Did he use condoms? With these queries and more, an advance people search is done to locate the said partner to check him as well.

Weakness: the first sign of a person with aids is unexplained weakness. If a person feels this all over his body without explanation as to why (reasons such as flu, too much exercise and many more), then it is time to have it checked. Going positive in the exam is something that means being careful and responsible in everything; from connecting with people personally, disposing of stuff, preventing from getting wounded and proper disposal of condoms. The latter, however, has a flaw according to recent study.

An experiment was conducted to couples asking them to use condoms; 1 out of 10 got the woman pregnant. If this experiment got a girl pregnant, how much more can an AIDS virus inflict someone’s life if it’s much smaller than a sperm?

Confidentiality is given to persons with AIDS. Still there are those who come out to reach out the lessons of how they lived their lives after finding out of their condition. This is no sick joke, frankly speaking. Being aware and responsible with every action is a must. There are no second chances once infected plus the burden it can be brought to one’s family is a much greater torment. This is one illness that can surely kill.