Author Archives: David Zilberman

David Zilberman- First Draft

David Zilberman Fear, ignorance, intolerance towards gays, and loathing for drug-users created a powerful sense of stigma associated with individuals that were afflicted with the HIV virus that ultimately causes AIDS. Even now, more than three decades later since AIDS … Continue reading

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David Zilberman- Outline

David Zilberman Title: The Social, and ethical implications of HIV testing   The mandatory screening for the HIV virus is a multifaceted issue that must be carefully examined from many aspects. In order to properly evaluate the benefits of mandatory … Continue reading

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David Zilberman-Final Paper

David Zilberman An Examination of the multiple types of HIV Screening, and the benefits of Mandatory screening over other testing methods Fear, ignorance, intolerance towards gays, and loathing for drug-users created a powerful sense of stigma associated with individuals that … Continue reading

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Title: The Social, ethical, and legal implications of HIV Abstract: The treatment and diagnosis of the HIV virus display significant differences based on various socio-economic, ethnic, and other distinct parts of our society. Many studies proved that as with many … Continue reading

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The Road to Modern Day Medicine

During the 19th century, several chemists/biologists contributed a great deal to the advancement of modern day medicine. The basis for the advancement of medicine lies primarily in the discovery of the causation of disease. The contagion theory stipulated that disease … Continue reading

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Statistics, and its role in the improvement of Public Health- David Zilberman

A vital tool that was used by epidemiologists to convey findings in regards to social conditions is statistics. In Victorian Social Medicine: The Ideas and Methods of William Farr, four major components of statistics are listed. These divisions are: economic, … Continue reading

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