AIDS

Question: where can I get assistance getting hearing aids? I'm currently attending school full-time and working a full-time job at Walt Disney World for 7 dollars an hour. Between the tuition for school, and my other bills, and rent, I am having trouble saving enough money for new hearing aids I’m starting to need. Since hearing aids are not covered by insurance and the prices of them are sky-high, I'm afraid I will not have enough money saved to buy new hearing aids by the time I need them. I hate to ask for charity but I'm starting to be backed into a corner. Any suggestion about what I could do?

Answer: Check with the Hearing Loss Association of America (www.hearingloss.org), which also has a state organization in Florida with local chapters. That's one place to look. Assuming you're in Florida (home of WDW), check with these organizations: North Florida Lions Hearing Aid Bank Lion William E. "Bill" Pace E-mail: wepace72@aol.com Northeast Florida Lions Hearing Aid Bank Lion Shirley Shuler E-mail: mercurymomma@msn.com Fax: 352-372-7915 Good luck!

Question: Whether the AIDS which is very fast spreading disease can be cured and diagnosed at the initial level? AIDS is almost incurable disease. Most peoples dies due to diagnosis of the patient at the secondary stage. For prevention of it, use of genuine and reliable condoms and other safety measures has to be taken. If there is proper diagnosis of the probable patient at the initial stage, then he will be cured at the stage before going into the dangerous or secondary level. Also using of reusable syringe through blood donation or curing the disease of the patient, there are more chances of causing AIDS to the patient. So it is always said that "Prevention is Better than Cure". Most peoples move away from AIDS patients due to fear of infection. But it is the wrong way to escape from ourselves. The proper way is to take care of the patient by using good types of handgloves.

Answer: Basically when a person contracted the HIV-AIDS or Retro-Virus, there is NO MORE CHANCE of cure (at the present time). Common misconception of many people that there is a cure for it when diagnose at early stage. The only available drugs against Retrovirus at this time is only pallative. It means, the medication is only work to retard or slow down the replication and spread of the virus. But there is no way to eliminate it completely. Another misconception is many people were dying due to HIV-AIDS virus. The real truth was, people infected by retrovirus died not because of the virus perse. They died because secondary to INFECTION of what-so-ever disease. The primary target of retrovirus is CD4 or helper T-Cell. CD4 cell is one type of WBC. It is one of the major defense of our body on fighting bacteria and foreign bodies. Therefore if the retrovirus attack the CD4, the body will be bare defenseless from disease producing microorganism. That is the time people become ill and die from the what-so-ever infection. You are right! PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. Because there is no CURE yet! For your info: The Diagnosis and Staging of HIV-AIDS virus is based on the level of CD4 helper T-cell.

Question: What are the chances of getting AIDs from a woman? I heard, that if a man has sex with a woman and he has AIDs, the chances are, she will have AIDs if it was un-protected. Of course, this sounds reasonable and true, because he is shooting his fluids into her. Although. I heard also, that if the woman has AIDs and the man doesnt and they have un-protected sex. The chances of him getting AIDs isnt as high as if it were vise versa. Because its harder for her fluids to get into the man? I heard the chances are actually, pretty low, but I do not know. I only ask, to see if this is true, as me and a few friends were debating it. Although, I do not have AIDs or know anybody who does, so save the "go get checked out" comments to me.

Answer: noooo it's equally as likely to get aids with someone effected without protection no matter if it's a women witha ids or a man...ollllld wives tale.. just get checked out to be safe...okay totally kidding had to get that annoying tick out of me ;) sorry good question though!

Question: Can Aids be transferred by shedding skin from psoriasis? I wanted to be sure on whether psoriasis is a possible way of spreading aids. I know aids is spread through blood or open cuts and unprotected sex (among other things). I was wondering if someone has psoriasis if those shed cells could transfer or spread the disease? Thanks for your help.

Answer: HIV not AIDS (AIDS is a doctors diagnosis) can be spread by infected blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal fluid. So, the answer to your question is, No!

Question: Are there any financial aids for females looking to start a truck driving career? I am a young female looking for a career change. I live in New Brunswick. I have been around trucks my whole life and think that I want to give it a try. My boyfriend is wiling to team drive with me so that I can get experience. But I am wondering if there are any financial aids that will help me do this? Will unemployment pay for this?

Answer: I don't quite understand the question... I don't think you can get aids from driving trucks

Question: What are the chances of contracting aids from getting a tatoo? when I get a little bit older I really want a tatoo, but my only fear is that I will contract aids from it. What are the chances?

Answer: Make sure you watch the tattoo artist assemble the equipment. The needle and other supplies must be sterile. Make sure the needle is taken out of an unopened sterile package, and if it's not, leave! Make sure you ask around to make sure you're going to someone reputable. I would say your chances are very low.

Question: How much would it cost to get my dog tested for aids? I saw my neighbor pet my dog yesterday when she was walking down the street. The rumor going around is that she is hiv+ and has aids and I think it is very possible she gave it to my dog. Ive been careful enough to not touch my dog just in case it has aids now, but I really need to take it to the vet. Just wondering how much aids testing costs on dogs.

Answer: Dogs can't get AIDS. Cats have there own disease that is similar to AIDS but it cannot be transferred from people to cat or vica versa. You need to read up more on AIDS and HIV. You cannot get AIDS or HIV by touching another person or from an object that the person has touched. HIV is passed through unprotected sex, sharing needle/syringes, and blood transfusions with contaminated blood. One of my professors felt that AIDS was a disease that a person wanted to catch as it was spread by mainly deviant behavior (except for blood transfusions). Stop being paranoid...your dog doesn't have AIDS.

Question: what are 5 different types of lifting aids used in the workplace? I need 5 types of equipment or aids used for lifting in the workplace. Some can be for Aged Care use e.g lifting patients, and some can be for just lifting heavy crates and things like that. Any help is much appreciated!

Answer: hand trucks pallet jack fork lift crane block and tackle

Question: What sort of visual aids can one use in a presentation on respect? I have to present on respect... though my presentation is a general one and doesn't require visual aids our instructor requires us to use one form of visual aid or another. Which could I use? I can't seem to find worthwhile pictures to add into my slideshow. Please help! Or suggest an alternative!

Answer: get some pics of someone helping an old lady or picing up trash.

Question: Does FM listening devices work better than hearing aids? I am hard of hearing and I wear hearing aids however in class last semester, I still had a very hard time hearing. The office of disability support on my campus offered a FM listening device. Will that work better? If so, what is the purpose of spending thousands of dollars on hearing aids (besides convenience) when you can get a listening device for so cheap? I have made appointments to get my hearing evaluated and my hearing aids checked.

Answer: FMs AND HEARING AIDS ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS FM systems and assistive listening devices (ALDs) are not just used in theaters and churches anymore. It is your right under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to access needed modifications such as a taper recorder, preferential seating, a note taker or FM system. PLEASE NOTE THAT BILATERAL HEARING AIDS IMPROVE LOCALIZATION AND AMPLIFIES SOUNDS... INCLUDING SOUNDS IN SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES BASED ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL AUDIOGRAM. FM SYSTEMS JUST AMPLIFIES THE SPEAKERS VOICE WHICH REDUCES THE BACKGROUND NOISE. There are several types of FM systems that can be used in the classroom. FM systems are composed of a FM transmitter and a receiver. The FM transmitter or the microphone and its components are used by your professors. The idea is to increase the speech signal and to decrease the background or ambient noise that your hearing aids may pick up. The FM receiver can be an ear level receiver such as hearing aid audio boots. A boot is a small sleeve that fits over the end of a BTE hearing aid. The boot inserts the audio signal into the hearing aids' Direct Audio Input (DAI) interface. Not all BTE hearing aids have an audio boot interface. Other receivers include: headphones/ear buds (typically for children with CAPD or ADD), a desktop speaker or a sound field system located around the classroom (everyone benefits from this). Depending on the type you buy, FMs can be fairly inexpensive to purchase. Here's just one of many links: http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=46_156 Disclaimer: Any information provided on this website, should not be considered medical advice nor a substitute for a consultation with your physician or audiologist. If you have a medical problem, contact your local physician for diagnosis and treatment.

Question: aids???????? if no one has aids but we all share our blood with each other can we get aids? like for example a liquid bandage and like 10 people use the same brush and all the blood comes together? thanks

Answer: No. AIDS is the result of infection by a virus called HIV. The virus has to pass from the body fluids of someone already infected to someone else. Mixing blood that doesn't already have HIV won't create the virus. However if someone has HIV in their blood and a small amount of their blood is able to enter your bloodstream, HIV can get into your body that way. It's important to remember that not everyone who has HIV in their body knows they have it.

Question: I want to create an AIDS awareness club at school. Can anyone think of some activities for me? I want to create an AIDS awareness club at school. What kinds of activities should i make to allow the club earn money for donations to AIDS research, or create awareness? I need a list of types of activities i can do. Also, what should I have the members talk about every meeting?

Answer: Just in case no one else thinks to do so, I want to thank you for wanting to do this. :-) http://www.unicef.org/lifeskills/files/m… Check out that link. It's titled "Handbook for AIDS Awareness Activities."

Question: What visual aids could I use in my religion presentation? I have to do an oral presentation on a saint of my choise (I chose Our Lady of Guadalupe) and visual aids is needed for a good mark, what can I do?

Answer: Powerpoint -- laptop connected to a projector http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of… Might be some stuff here you don't have

Question: Has Bono accomplished anything to really combat poverty and AIDS? I don't question his sincerity and compassion, but has his plan and solutions actually made any difference? What exactly is the issue in Africa that causes the poverty and AIDs? How much money can we give Africa to end poverty?

Answer: "How much money can we give Africa to end poverty?" It's not about just money anymore. It's about Africans getting the knowledge and access they need to take care of themselves and their own problems. That takes money to fund the programs necessary to achieve that, but it also takes an approach that gives Africans themselves control over their lives and situation. "What exactly is the issue in Africa that causes the poverty and AIDs?" There is no one issue that causes poverty and AIDS in Africa -- and all the issues together can't be named in a YahooAnswer box. Among the many, many things that cause poverty in Africa: history of exploitation (of the people and African resources) by others, corruption, lack of/denial of education, prejudice, huge influx of arms, external influences (the West getting rid of democratically-elected governments and supporting dictators who are more friendly to the West), and on and on. In short, the things that cause poverty are often things that the people themselves currently have no control over. Why is AIDS widespread in Africa? Oh so many reasons: many men must work far from their homes and, therefore, don't spend most of their time with their families and wives; social acceptance/encouragement of men's promiscuity in many cultures; myths spread about condom use; discouragement by the church regarding condom use; women and girls engaging in unsafe sex in exchange for food, school grades, benefits for their families; widespread misunderstanding regarding how AIDS is transmitted; and on and on and on. As for your original question -- Bono has tried to put poverty and AIDS in the news and the international stage more often. And in that, he has been very successful. Does anyone remember either issue being discussed at G8 summits or Davos before Bono started his activism?

Question: How was HIV/AIDS discovered and when was the first patient was prognosticated? HIV/AIDS is the disease which is affecting the world so much; especially the African countries. More people are dying each and everyday; a lot of orphans suffering without assistance. We need to join together and fight this disease.

Answer: about 25 years ago. Strange that you ask this question since there was a special covering it on FRONTLINE. You can watch it online here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/… It was called Frontline: The Age of AIDS First known case of human HIV infection A blood sample is taken in 1959 from a man living in Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). For decades, the sample is stored away in a freezer. In 1998, after sophisticated testing is developed for HIV, the blood sample from 1959 is tested and confirmed as positive for HIV. taken from same website - there is actually a time line at this link here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/…

Question: How long can AIDS live outside the human body? Also, what would it take to clean off something that has been exposed to fluids infected with aids, like a toilet seat?

Answer: Exactly how long HIV virus survives outside the body depends on a lot of factors such as temperature, presence of fluids/moisture etc. On the other hand, HIV infected blood stored in a blood bank can remain infective for weeks or as long as the blood is adequately stored. Suffice it to say that under normal conditions, virus present in blood or other body fluids does not survive for long if the fluids dry up, or are exposed to sun or heat. This time is a matter of hours at most. Dried blood stains on instruments such as knives or scissors would not expect to have viable HIV after the stains are thoroghly dry whether the instruments were stored in a cupboard or in the open. As far as your accidental exposure to a blood stained scissor, please do not worry as there is no chance that you would be infected. CDC laboratory studies have shown that drying HIV reduces the viral amounts by 90 to 99 percent within several hours. (cdc.gov) A HIV virus particle cannot survive on its own outside the body - it normally lasts no longer than a few seconds when exposed to air.(http://www.mcld.co.uk) Toilet seat that exposed to hiv can be cleaned by any disinfectant.