Christine Villa
HCS/455
November 14, 2011
Jim McManus
Policy Topic Search and Selection Policy is describe as a strategy or procedure, as a political party, business, or government, planned to impact and influence resolutions, performances, and other affairs (Definition.net, 2011). Policies are established to make certain that guidelines are being pursued. The health care industry has many polices that guide them in providing efficient, effective and quality care for all patients. This paper will focus on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The paper is subject to discuss both HIV/AIDS and the stakeholders affected by these viruses.
The Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired immune deficiency …show more content…
HIV illness signifies a continuum of infection that starts with a concise severe retroviral disease that normally changes to a long-lasting and pathologically dormant infection. If treatment is not provided right away this disease in the end develops to immunodeficiency disease identified as AIDS. If left untreated the period connecting the HIV Illness and the progression of AIDS fluctuates, alternating from a couple months to several years with a projected average period of roughly 11 years (CDC, 2011). Research displays that the viruses are taking an increasing toll on girls and women in the United States. The statistics showed women with AIDS rise 8% to 27% from 1985 to 2005 and these figures are even larger worldwide