Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 30 understand AIDS how it spreads We must these body fluids Semen and vaginal secretions contain significant numbers of The magic number haa been the type of blood cells that the "5" — five years the experts AIDS virus Infects therefore it look ahead five yeara from is indeed contagious through UN to INI in an effort to sexual contact (unless precautions are taken) project andor prepare for what Certainly drug users who la ahead for Americana in the share needles are at risk of AIDScriaia the disease from Hopefully aome of the magic acquiring would include a cure or a least a those wno used the needles vaccine in that time But what previously Many fear that this is the happens after INI? And how will we as citizens cope with group that will be a major source of introducing the virus what is predicted before INI? into the heterosexual populaWe are already approaching Recent reports also nave tion one year into the five-yeon the extensive bisexfocused and with period it came little as another major ual population new encouragement inroad into the at By Margaret 1987-- 31 with shared needles) educate others by sharing accurate information that facilitates of the disease and prevention and compassion for individuals of helpfulness attitudes conveys friends and families being to those in need of that caring a in impacted major way by Editor! not: Haycock is a registered this terrible disease Your help nurse and Is certified by the Certificamay be desperately needed by tion Board of Infection Control of the B Haycock Logan Regional Hospital ar population By the end of INI and estimated 270000 cases of AIDS large The US surgeon general Dr will have occurred with 170000 C Everett Koop MD in his deaths within the decade since the disease was first re- report to the people of the United States on AIDS emcognized Many feel that those that AIDS is indeed a projections are almost certainly phasized preventable disease and can be low The relationship between in- controlled by changes in fection with the AIDS virus the personal behavior He etates "There is no known onset of AIDS symptoms and risk of infection in how many of these individuals most of situations we enthe will eventually die of the disease is a predicted percentage counter in our daily lives Control of certain benaviors can figure that changes almost further stop the spread of AIDS daily must be responsible People in the epidemic it wai Early about their sexual behavior and to in about one be only thought must avoid the use of illicit 15 More recent projections intravenous drugs and needle however are that half of all those who are infected with the sharing" The major risk groups for virus will eventually die of AIDS and the percentage may acquiring AIDS are as follows: 1 Sexual contact: be even higher Infection results from a sexA second aspect a crucial ual relationship with an infected one is transmissiblity AIDS is not eastily transmitted from person The risk increases acone person to another but every cording to tiie number of sexual one has male or person who has the virus is Jiartners The more partners one to of AIDS capable giving someone under the right condi- has the greater the riak of becoming infected with the tions A brief but simplistic expla- AIDS virus The person is exposed by nation of the nature of viruses is the virus during sexacquiring sometimes helpful in uncontact with an infected ual derstanding the transmissibility non-sexu- al Guest commentary 2 Develop attitudes of caring testinal tract it requires a through sexual contact for Practioners In Infection direct blood exposure Transmission of the AIDS someone in your own family or Association Control and currently serves as the 2 Donating blood virus by everyday contact haa neighborhood infection control coordinator at Logan 3 Assist in the effort to Regional Hospital There is no risk at all in- not occurred even though these volved You cannot get AIDS by family members shared food donating blood eating utensils towels razors sterile equipment is used and toothbrushes and kissed each discarded after use other 3 Receiving blood Though sharing of razors and You're probably well aware of your In the US every blood donor toothbrushes is not a recomfamily’s life insurance needs And is screened and every unit of mended practice for anyone you probablv have questions blood is tested for presence of lack of transmission in these I've got a lot of answers antibodies to the AIDS virus situations illustrates that the Here at Allstate we've got 4 Children attending school AIDS virus is not readily with a child who has AIDS transmitted and requires the protection for you your family Pre-packag- ed Women’s questions answered Transmission requires exposure of open cuts to the blood or other body fluids of the infected child a highly unlikely occurrence 5 Mosquitoes Much speculation exists at- exchange of body fluids The Centers for Disease Con-tr- ol recommends that caretakers wear protective gloves when care requires handling of the patient’s body substances (blood tempting to liken AIDS secretions excretions) your children your future Why not drop in or call Let's talk - instate drainage ASitat Life tnauruire Company to the transmission howof The surgeon general reminds us that AIDS no longer is the transmission malaria ever it just doesn’t happen that concern of any one segment of way with AIDS according to society It is the concern of us alL Each individual needs to studies done These studies fail to show that learn as much about AIDS as the AIDS virus reproduces and possible "Learn to separate scientific multiplies inside the mosquito No cases have been identified information from rumor and 6 Caring for a patient with myth" says Dr Koop AIDS The productive use of Extensive follow-u- p observaappropriate information can be tions have been made on very valuable in controlling the hosuehold (nonsexual) contacts AIDS epidemic in some signifiof AIDS patients Family cant wavs: 1 Refrain from members living with individuengaging in als who have the AIDS virus do high risk behaviours (sexual not become infected except promiscuity and illicit' drug use 2176 North Main Logan Robert Larson Janw Larson blood semen or vaginal secretions The virus then enters a person's blood stream through the rectum vagina or penis via a small Viral diseases are cell (frequentlyInunseen by the naked tear the lining of one of specific In other words they eye) these organs are unable to attack all cells who maintain Persons Their ability to attack certain cells is somewhat dependent on mutually faithful monogamous are protected receptor sites on the cells relationships AIDS from sexual through themselves For example there are no transmission 2Iutravenous drug users — receptor cells for Hepatitis A or needle sharing: the common cold in blood Theft are no receptor cells for ' The AIDS virus is carried in the IDS virus on the skin The contaminated blood left In the needle and is injected into the target cells for the AIDS virus new victim by syringes are certain white blood cells and needles Even the smallest namely T4 lymphocytes and amount of infected blood left in also certain cells of the central a used needle or syringe can nervous system These cells have receptor contain live AIDS virus to be sites that “match" so to speak passed on to the next user S Perinatal transmission: the AIDS virus allowing it to If a woman is infected with enter the cell The virus can do AIDS virus and becomes the nothing until it gains access to she is more likely to pregnant and the target cell auccessfully AIDS and she can pass develop invades it the to her unborn AIDS virus The virus is then able to child reproduce itself inside the Almost all babies with AIDS target cell until the target cells have been born to women who bursts and the new viruses are released to go on and invade were intravenous drug users or were the sexual partners of other target cells The AIDS virus then is able to intravenous drug users who survive and cause disease were infected with the AIDS virus (AIDS) only if it gains access to the specific target cells (T4 Many citizens do not identify lymphocytes ana certain CNS with any of the aforementioned risk groups yet feel very cells) If and when this occurs (by fearful of somehow being at risk blood exposure) the AIDS virus of acquiring the disease These multiplies within the T4 lym- fears are understandable but phocytes until the T4 lym- indeed are largely without phocyte bursts and releases all basis Let us examine some of of the newly formed AIDS these fears: viruses which then invade 1 at public restaumany more T4 lymphocytes rants Eating andor staying in public destroying in large numbers (motels hotels) in these important protective housing such as New York areas urban blood cells thus making the San Francisco or into individual vulnerable The Centers for Disease Convasion of other infections The AIDS virus has been trol has issued a statement that identified in some samples of all even though food handlers may body fluids though tears saliva be infected with AIDS they do and urine have very small not put others at risk of acquirnumbers if any of the blood ing AIDS when general cells that the AIDS virus in- guidelines for all food handlers fects No cases have been iden- are followed AIDS is not tified as being transmitted via transmitted via the gastroin-- oftheAIDSvirus A virus is a cellular parasite meaning that is must be able to enter a living cell in order to survive and to replicate itself person's re-usi- ng 1 Letters to the editor Continued from page 30 to be one of America’s largest 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