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Pathological Features Of Aids And Its Demographic Effects

Posted on:2007-10-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2204360185460517Subject:Demography
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AIDS disease , which is now popular extensively worldwide , has evolved into a disaster for mankind. Within 25 years, it has been spread to more than 170 countries and areas, claiming tens of millions of people's lives and throwing some countries into social crisis.AIDS has posed a tremendous impact on the harmony and development of the society. AIDS mainly takes place on young people ranging in age from 15 to 49 being the most vulnerable group.AIDS is more of a complicated and all-round issue which has a bearing on social culture,economy, population, and even the state security than a health issue.From a microcosmic view, it is closely related to individual behavior; While macroscopically, it has some connection with social and family development as well as culture and social system.As both a reproduction process of population and a process of social production under a certain historical condition, population reproduction is restricted by both natural and social relations. Being closely relation to characteristic behavior of the child-bearing population, the spread of AIDS is affected by natural and social relations.Biologically, on one hand, the spread and harm are determined by the attribute of AIDS virus; From a social perspective, social economy, culture and norms are playing a direct or indirect role in all links of AIDS spread. For instance, population flow is an important aspect in AIDS transmission. Therefore, all social factors that accelerate population flow will speed up the spread of AIDS. The AIDS contract has a strong connection with high-risk behavior.The degree of infection on the vulnerable people varies from person to person as a result of their different risky behaviors. AIDS, therefore, can be seen as a behavioral disease and in essence is an expression of various...
Keywords/Search Tags:AIDS disease, transmission, mechanism, demographic effect, measures
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