October 20, 2011

Let's tackle the AIDS issue

This is a group assignment due on Nov. 3, class time.

Based on the movie--
1. What is AIDS? What is the nature of this disease? What are the symptoms, characteristics and manifestations? What are the different ways it may be contracted?

2. Given the statistics in the film, what is the rate of mortality of AIDS? How would classify this as an epidemic?

3. Describe the topology or network ho it can easily spread.

4. What were the issues faced by CDC? What were the weaknesses of the American and French researches on AIDS?

5. Gather additional information on AIDS at this time, 2011. Is it still considered an epidemic? or pandemic? Differentiate epidemic from pandemic. What are the glaring problems faced by different nations.

6. Research and provide facts and statistics on AIDS in Southeast Asia. How would you assess the Phils in terms of being in a hazard zone?

References:
AVERT (2011). History of AIDS as of 1986. Retrieved from http://www.avert.org/aids-history-86.htm
Schulman, A. (1993) And the band played on' the movie.