Still growing...

These last two weeks have been hectic ones... Between the 8-page paper and watching 3 different movies this week, this class has had the biggest work load of any I can remember!  All the informations seems pretty interesting though, so it hasn't been too dreadful.  When I went through the list of the different disease for the last module assignment, I wasn't able to recognize many of them.  Maybe only "herpes simplex" looked familiar as I was scanning the list pondering my options.  I finally settled on some interesting ones.  While reading up on these I was surprised to find how diverse the symptoms for these disease could be.  Nobody really thinks about other diseases that could be associated with HIV/AIDS.  Since the body's immune system is such a weakened state, it is susceptible to all kinds of other diseases.  

The QOTW this week was also an intriguing one.  I had to think hard about this question.  On the one hand I would be saving a women's life with a possibility of being infected with HIV, or I could simply drive by or just let her die.  I feel like if I was actually to get out of the car and see somebody in need, I would not be able to turn my back.  I would be terrified though.  Its difficult to imagine the type of conditions and emotions you will be dealing with by just reading the scenario.  Your adrenaline will be rushing, and your composure will be shaken.  It's really easy to say "I would just do this if I was there".  I feel that so many thought would be rushing through my head that I wouldn't be able to think straight.  Seeing a crash, women trapped in the car covered in blood no less, who knows how efficiently I'd be able to handle things.  I suppose in the future these QOTW's will only be getting more difficult and controversial.

DID YOU KNOW....

There has only been one reported incident of contracting HIV through a collision during a soccer match.  I know I said there had been no substantial incidents in a earlier posts but I just came across this info today.  In this collision, sever skin wounds were had on the eyebrows of both players, causing profuse bleeding.  As a consequence thereof, one of the players is alleged to have contracted HIV, arising from traumatic contact with the other HIV seropositive player (HIV/AIDS and Sports).  

It had to be soccer!

Source: HIV/AIDS and Sports.  Retrieved October 7th 2009 from Science in Africa.  Taken from http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/february/sport.htm.