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Ethical And Legal Aspects Of Healthcare

Position Document regarding AIDS and Healthcare Practice
AIDS is an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. No one gets infected with AIDS however; they may become infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus which causes AIDS. One can get the HIV by having sexual intercourse with someone who is already infected with the virus and unknowingly pass it on, drug users who share the same needles, babies who are born to mothers who are infected with the virus, or by drinking the breast milk of someone who is infected, through transfusion and having an open wound which come in contact with bodily fluid of an infected person (AIDS.ORG, 2007).

Nature of the Disease
When someone becomes infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) they may not know immediately, but some people show early symptoms such as fever, fatigue, rash nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. If you have not come in contact with or expose to the virus some people may think it is the flu. However, if you believe......


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