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Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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Wondering how you can be more health conscious and are unsure where to start? You can check the National Health Observances calendar and see how you and your congregation celebrate health and honor those you love by making them aware of resources and agencies that provide support and materials to help you succeed!
Focus on health observances throughout the year.
Timely Topics:
Here's how to fight the "flu"...
Use this guide to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms for your illnesses...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDs)
Description: AIDS refers to the active disease caused by the HIV virus. It is important to know that you can have HIV without having AIDS. Requiring body fluid to body fluid contact for transmission, HIV/AIDS is a blood-borne virus. AIDS destroys the immune system at the cellular level, leaving the bodies of those infected weakened and susceptible to life-treating infections.
Incidence: Not uncommon (nearly two million people infected in US; seventy million people infected worldwide)
Prevalence: Males (though the number of infected females is increasing)
Signs and symptoms:
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HIV
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Fatigue
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Swollen lymph glands
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Fever
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Night sweats
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Rapid weight loss
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Dry cough
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Diarrhea lasting more than one week
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White spots on tongue, mouth, throat
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Blotches (red, brown, pink, or purplish) on or under skin
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Pneumonia
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Memory loss
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Depression
Risk factors:
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Unprotected sex with person that is HIV positive
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Unprotected sex with multiple partners
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Sharing contaminated needles with IV drug use
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Received blood transfusion prior o 1985
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Newborn and nursing infants of HIV-positive mother
Usual treatment:
Usual course: Long-term with no cure
Spiritual considerations:
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Be sensitive to crisis points with this condition, including time of diagnosis, status change to AIDS, and approaching death
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Encourage open discussion of feelings and fears
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Promote support system
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Instill hope
Suggested scriptures: John 3:16; Colossians 3:1-4; Revelation 21:1-4
Resources:
Center for Disease Control National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
1108 Corporate Square
Atlanta, GA 30329
24/7 Hotline: 800-342-AIDS (2437)
Spanish Hotline: 800-344-SIDA (7432)
TTY Hotline: 800-243-7889
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/
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Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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