¶ … healthcare advocacy campaign for individuals living with HIV.
The Health Issue
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks and damages the human body's immune system. The immune system exists for one key purpose to fight off foreign bodies and diseases or infections that get into the body. This means that if someone contracts HIV, then he or she becomes vulnerable to various kinds of dangerous infections and diseases, which may cause death. As the virus continues to weaken the immune system, the system may weaken to the level that it cannot fight off infections or diseases anymore. At such a stage, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus may result in a more life-threatening disease referred to as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). However, not every person who has HIV contracts AIDS. Research has found that more and more elderly individuals have HIV / AIDS. This is largely due to enhanced treatments and clinical interventions that are helping HIV infected individuals to live longer. In the United States about 20% of people living with the virus are over the age of 55. Many of these individuals were found to be HIV positive when they were a lot younger. Still, thousands of old people are getting infected with the virus every year (HIV, AIDS, and Older People -- National Institute on Aging, n.d). More and more blacks and Hispanics are also getting infected with HIV. In fact, more than 50% of the population of individuals living with HIV or AIDS comprise of either Hispanics or African-American. The number of women getting infected with the disease is also steadily increasing. Substance abusers are also at high risk of contracting the virus, especially in cases where they share needles.
Two Campaigns
The first campaign dubbed Let's Stop HIV Together shows that the Human Immunodeficiency...
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