HIV Transmission Prevention

Posted by admins on March 4, 2011 under Diseases and Conditions | Be the First to Comment

How can HIV transmission be prevented?

HIV can be transmitted in three main ways:

* Sexual transmission
* Transmission through blood
* Mother-to-child transmission

For each route of transmission there are things that an individual can do to reduce or eliminate risk. There are also interventions that have been proven to work at the community, local and national level

Wherever there is HIV, all three routes of transmission will take place. However the number of infections resulting from each route will vary greatly between countries and population groups. The share of resources allocated to each area should reflect the nature of the local epidemic – for example, if most infections occur among men who have sex with men then this group should be a primary target for prevention efforts. Read more of this article »

Rabies – Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

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Rabies is a disease (caused by the rabies virus) primarily of animals, including both wild and domestic animals and human beings.

Although people usually associate rabies with dogs, among domesticated animals in the U.S., rabies today is more likely to be found in cats.

Description of Rabies

Cats, dogs and cattle account for nearly 90 percent of rabies cases in domestic animals, with horses, mules, sheep, goats and ferrets making up the remaining cases. Read more of this article »